25 injured in building explosion in Germany, police say

BERLIN -- Twenty-five people were injured, four of them severely, when an explosion destroyed an apartment building in the western German city of Wuppertal, police said Sunday. A house is destroyed after an explosion in Wuppertal, Germany, June 24, 2018. Henning Kaiser / APFire then broke out in several different parts of the apartment building and firefighters had trouble dousing the flames because parts of the building kept collapsing. They were able to rescue four severely injured from inside the building and sent them to the hospital. The place where the building stood is now a huge gap in a row of apartment buildings in the city's Langerfeld neighborhood.

At least 5 injured in building explosion and fire in Germany

(CNN) At least five people were injured when an explosion, followed by a fire, tore through an apartment building in Germany. Several people were hospitalized after the blast at a building in the western city of Wuppertal late Saturday night, police said in a statement. An initial investigation shows an explosion ripped through the building, completely destroying it. Firefighters and rescuers worked thought the night but their efforts were complicated by the building's instability, authorities said. The cause of the explosion remains unclear.

Police: 25 injured in building explosion in Germany

as informed in WATCH: The driver also left at least 20 injured before committing suicide shortly after the attack. WATCH: The driver also left at least 20 injured before committing suicide shortly after the attack. Twenty-five people were injured, four of them severely, when an explosion destroyed an apartment building in the western German city of Wuppertal, police said Sunday. Fire then broke out in several different parts of the apartment building and firefighters had trouble dousing the flames because parts of the building kept collapsing. The place where the building stood is now a huge gap in a row of apartment buildings in the city's Langerfeld neighborhood.

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