A fifth person has died as a result of last Wednesday’s gas explosion in Barcelona

A 40 year old woman, injured in the tragic gas explosion in Barcelona last Wednesday, died today in the Vall d’Hebron hospital as a result of cardiac arrest, bringing the death toll to five. The woman had suffered 90% burns in the explosion. There are still five people in hospital whose condition is described as ‘serious’ and a further eleven …

Three days of mourning for Gavá explosion victim

The City Council in Benalúa de Guadix, Granada province, has decreed three days of official mourning following the death of a 60 year old woman, born locally, but who lived in Barcelona and died as a result of injuries sustained in the gas explosion in Gavá. Many of the injured, including several children, remain in a critical condition in the …