UGC: Debris on street after strong Madrid explosion
By AFP
22 January 2021 |
1:55 pm
UGC images show the aftermath of a strong explosion that rocked a building in central Madrid, leaving the street covered in debris. At least two people have died in what appears to have been caused by a gas leak.
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