BLANKENBURG – Gas canisters were found in an apartment where a blast occurred early on Friday in this eastern German city, killing one person and wounding 11 others, the city mayor said.
The deceased victim was believed to be a 78-year-old man who was renting the property where the canisters were found, officials said, though this could not be confirmed until the body had been retrieved.
Another victim had been taken to hospital with severe burn wounds.
Officials believed the gas canisters, which may have been used to supplement the house’s district heating, had caused the blast.
The blast had torn through one section of the five-story building, causing damage on both the street and courtyard sides.(Reuters)
