MADRID - Emergency services in Madrid reported on Sunday that a suspected gas leak explosion in a building left one person dead and 25 others injured.

What we know:

Rescue workers found the body of a man in a rescue operation with search dogs following the explosion on Saturday, authorities said.

What we don't know:

Spanish news agency EFE said that firefighters suspect that the explosion was caused by a gas leak, but police were still investigating its cause.

What they're saying:

Firefighter chief Javier Romero said that firefighters pulled four people from the rubble after the explosion occurred at around 3 p.m. Saturday on the ground floor of a three-story building. He said that the blast damaged a cafe, a store and other properties.

The Source: The Associated Press contribute

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