A MAN HAS died and 25 people have been injured following an explosion at a bar in Madrid last night.

A gas leak is suspected of having triggered Saturday’s blast in the capital’s Vallecas neighbourhood, but city officials have said it is too early to establish a cause.

The explosion occurred at around 3pm on the ground floor of a three-storey building.

Firefighters aided by sniffer dogs painstakingly cleared the rubble by hand on the ground floor amid the collapsed walls and framework.

“The work has been pretty complicated, with lots of personnel, because it has been necessary to go more or less stone by stone and brick by brick,” said fire service spokesman Javier Ramos.

Of the 25 people who have been injured, two are in a serious condition. PA PA

Madrid emergency services confirmed on X that a man’s body was found early this morning, with a civil protection psychologist supporting the relatives.

They also said 25 people had been treated, with two in a “serious” condition taken to hospital.