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| At least 77 injured as gas explosion rips through cafe near Malaga, Spain (PHOTOS) | |
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| Scores of people have been reported injured and at least five seriously hurt in a gas cylinder explosion near the southern Spanish city of Malaga. | |
| 77 people have been injured in the explosion, according to a spokesman for the Andalucia region's emergency unit, as reported by Reuters. Earlier reports put the number of those injured at around 50. | |
| The blast occurred at a cafe in Velez-Malaga. Five people are being treated for serious injuries while dozens of others are being treated for cuts. | |
| More than fifty people were transferred to the Regional Hospital of Axarquia for emergency treatment, while dozens others were tended to at a nearby health center, according to Cadena SER. | |
| Mayor of the town, Antonio Moreno Ferrer, said it’s believed the explosion was caused by a gas leak. | Mayor of the town, Antonio Moreno Ferrer, said it’s believed the explosion was caused by a gas leak. |
| A chef raised the alarm just moments before the blast occurred, according to La Opinion de Malaga. | |
| The mayor said without the cook's intervention more serious injuries could have occurred. | |
| Police helped with transferring those hurt to the hospital as ambulance services were overwhelmed by the high number of casualties. | |
| A festival was taking place in the town just a few meters from the restaurant at the time of the explosion, local media said. | A festival was taking place in the town just a few meters from the restaurant at the time of the explosion, local media said. |