On 20 January 2021, an explosion occurred in a building on
Calle de Toledo
The Calle de Toledo is a historic street in central Madrid, Spain, running across the Centro and Arganzuela districts.
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Straddling along the Centro and Arganzuela districts, it starts at the Plaza Mayor and ends at the G ...
in
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, Spain, causing it to partially collapse. The blast killed four people and wounded ten others.
Explosion
At about 14:55
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, at a residence which provided training for Catholic priests and gave meals to homeless people, on
Calle de Toledo
The Calle de Toledo is a historic street in central Madrid, Spain, running across the Centro and Arganzuela districts.
History and description
Straddling along the Centro and Arganzuela districts, it starts at the Plaza Mayor and ends at the G ...
, in
Madrid
Madrid ( , ) is the capital and most populous city of Spain. The city has almost 3.4 million inhabitants and a metropolitan area population of approximately 6.7 million. It is the second-largest city in the European Union (EU), and ...
, Spain, neighbors felt a weird smell. When they were trying to find out where it came from, the building exploded because of a gas leak originated in the street. This massive explosion partially destroyed the building but didn't leave anybody under the debris. Four men were killed in the blast: a 35-year-old electrician, who was also a parishioner and had gone there to visit his friend, the priest; a 45-year-old bricklayer who was working nearby the scene; a 46-year-old
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n passerby; and a 36-year-old parish priest who died in hospital the day after the explosion. Ten other people were wounded, including one in critical condition. The building was seriously damaged in the incident, with the top four floors being totally destroyed. A nearby school and a nursing home were also affected by the blast but nobody was hurt in those two locations; the nursing home was evacuated.
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2019 Paris explosion
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List of explosions
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2013 Rosario gas explosion
A gas explosion caused by a large gas leak occurred in a residential area of Rosario, the third-largest city in Argentina, on August 6, 2013. A nearby building collapsed, and others were at high risk of structural failure. Twenty-two people died ...
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Chemical Industries of Ethylene Oxide explosion
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