Explosion in Swedish apartment building injures at least 16, sparks fire

 

The cause of the blast in the city of Gothenburg is unknown, but emergency responders say it did not appear to be an accident.

Smoke billows from a building as emergency services fights a fire at the site of an explosion in central Gothenburg on September 28, 2021. Source: AFP

At least 16 people were injured, including four seriously, in an explosion that tore through an apartment building in Swedish city Gothenburg early Tuesday, authorities said.

Emergency responders added that the blast did not look like an accident, in a country that has suffered dozens of actual or attempted bombings linked to violent criminal gangs in recent years.

Ambulances, fire trucks and emergency crews swarmed the scene on Tuesday morning as thick smoke rose from the building, television images showed.

The cause of the blast, which triggered a fire in the building after it occurred just before 5am local time in central Gothenburg, was not immediately known, police told AFP.

source  Sbs.com