At least 25 people were injured on Friday in an explosion in a residential building in the German city of Blankenburg, police said, Euronews reports.
Authorities said the explosion took place at 08:55 CET in an apartment building in Blankenburg, central Germany. Evacuations were still taking place an hour later, police added.
A daycare centre next to the building was also evacuated with police assuring that there “were no injuries, all children were picked up by their parents.”
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Bei der #Explosion wurden 25 Bewohner zum Teil schwer verletzt. Im Polizeirevier Harz in Halberstadt wurde ein Einsatzstab eingerichtet. Gegenwärtig werden der Unglücksbereich weiträumig abgesperrt und weitere Bewohner evakuiert. pic.twitter.com/uHxTUUSwUi
The cause of the explosion is not yet known.