Seven Killed in Spain Warehouse Blast

Jan. 13, 2005
An explosion killed seven workers at a warehouse Thursday in the northern Spanish city of Burgos, officials said.

MADRID, Spain (AP) -- An explosion killed seven workers at a warehouse Thursday in the northern Spanish city of Burgos, officials said.

The blast rocked a warehouse containing equipment and fuel owned by a company building a bicycle lane in Burgos, the Interior Ministry office said.

Four other people were seriously injured, town council member Eduardo Frances told the television station CNN+.

Frances said the explosion may have been triggered by a worker handling a container of inflammable liquid.

Separately, police and firefighters in Madrid were investigating a powerful explosion Wednesday night at a suburban apartment building that killed two people and injured more than 20, including an infant.

The Interior Ministry said Thursday morning that the most likely cause was a gas leak. The president of the Madrid regional government, Esperanza Aguirre, ruled out a terrorist attack.

The blast in the Getafe suburb wrecked the facade of the building and forced the evacuation of 44 families.

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