BARCELONA HORROR

Barcelona bakery explodes in ‘gas blast’ injuring at least 21 people and leaving one fighting for life

The explosions, located just a few blocks away from the popular La Sagrada Familia tourist attraction, are believed to have been caused by gas.

A SUSPECTED gas blast in a Barcelona bakery this morning has left one person fighting for life many more injured.

The first and larger blast occurred around 7am local time and was followed by a much smaller explosion.

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Emergency services work at the scene of the bakery explosions in Barcelona this morningCredit: Twitter - Africa_Lorente
reported neighbours were being treated for smoke inhalation as authorities said it was likely caused by gas.

Neighbour Belen Ortega told the paper: "I heard a very strong explosion and the building shook.

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"I woke up, I saw flames and then smoke. I went to get my son and when I went out there were firefighters - they were very fast."

Jordi Canal, another neighbour, described seeing the bakery on fire and a lot of smoke coming out.

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