Man killed in Barcelona building explosion

A gas explosion in a building in the Spanish city Barcelona killed one person and injured a 5-month-old baby, Catalan police …

A gas explosion in a building in the Spanish city Barcelona killed one person and injured a 5-month-old baby, Catalan police said today.

The 80-year-old victim was cooking when the explosion tore through one floor of the building in the Sant Andreu neighbourhood, injuring several other people.

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