2021 Madrid explosion

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| title = 2021 Madrid explosion

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| date = 20 January 2021

| time = 14:55 CET

| location = Calle de Toledo, Madrid, Spain

| coordinates = {{coord|40|24|29.5|N|3|42|40.0|W|region:ES_type:event|display=inline,title}}

| deaths = 4

| reported injuries = 10

| reported missing =

| cause = Gas leak}}

On 20 January 2021, an explosion occurred in a building on Calle de Toledo in Madrid, Spain, causing it to partially collapse.{{cite web|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/1/20/at-least-two-killed-in-madrid-city-centre-blast|title=At least four killed in Madrid city centre 'gas explosion'|publisher=Al Jazeera English|date=20 January 2021|access-date=20 January 2021}} The blast killed four people and wounded ten others.{{cite web|url=https://elpais.com/espana/madrid/2021-01-21/se-elevan-a-cuatro-los-muertos-por-la-explosion-en-el-edificio-del-centro-de-madrid.html|title=Se elevan a cuatro los muertos por la explosión en el edificio del centro de Madrid|language=Spanish|website=El País|date=21 January 2021|access-date=21 January 2021}}

Explosion

At about 14:55 CET, at a residence which provided training for Catholic priests and gave meals to homeless people, on Calle de Toledo, in Madrid, Spain, neighbors felt a weird smell. When they were trying to find out where it came from, the building exploded because of a gas leak originated in the street. This massive explosion partially destroyed the building but didn't leave anybody under the debris.{{cite web|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-spain-blast/priest-injured-in-madrid-blast-dies-in-hospital-idUSKBN29Q0VL?il=0|title=Priest injured in Madrid blast dies in hospital|publisher=Reuters|date=21 January 2021}} Four men were killed in the blast: a 35-year-old electrician, who was also a parishioner and had gone there to visit his friend, the priest; a 45-year-old bricklayer who was working nearby the scene; a 46-year-old Bulgarian passerby; and a 36-year-old parish priest who died in hospital the day after the explosion.[https://elpais.com/espana/madrid/2021-01-20/explosion-en-un-edificio-del-centro-de-madrid-en-directo.html Fuerte explosión en un edificio del centro de Madrid, en directo | Uno de los heridos en el siniestro fallece y se elevan a cuatro las víctimas mortales] Ten other people were wounded, including one in critical condition. The building was seriously damaged in the incident, with the top four floors being totally destroyed. A nearby school and a nursing home were also affected by the blast but nobody was hurt in those two locations; the nursing home was evacuated.{{cite web|url=https://www.elmundo.es/madrid/2021/01/20/60083a6c21efa0e94a8b4571.html|title=Cuatro muertos en una fuerte explosión en Madrid que ha destrozado un edificio en la calle Toledo|language=Spanish|publisher=El Mundo|date=20 January 2021|access-date=20 January 2021}}