US EditionSpain Pub Explosion Leaves at Least 12 Injured in Tourist Hotspot
- A powerful gas explosion struck the closed Casa Javi bar in Lo Pagán, Spain, near the crowded Thursday market around 12:30 p.m. today.
- Authorities suspect a gas leak triggered the blast, with the bar having a history of complaints and no staff inside at the time.
- The explosion caused panic and injuries among marketgoers and vendors, scattering debris and fruit across Calle Torres Fontes street.
- Emergency services responded after more than 25 calls, treating 17 injured people aged 16 to 83, with three seriously wounded hospitalized.
- Officials launched an ongoing investigation focusing on the explosion's cause and safety protocols, while the town suspended all patron saint festival events.
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sport.esMore than a dozen people have been injured in an explosion at Casa Javi Bar, next to the Lo Pagán Market, in San Pedro del Pinatar (Murcia). Two women suffered very serious injuries and are afraid for their life. The bar had numerous records due to noise and it already burned in 2024. "It should be closed", say neighbors of the town: some are clear that it was a clandestine "burdel".
Horror as Bar Explosion Rocks Market Crowds in Lo Pagan
Panic erupted in the Lo Pagán district of San Pedro del Pinatar (Murcia), after a powerful explosion tore through the closed Casa Javi bar around 12:30 p.m. Thursday. The blast occurred close to the weekly market held every Thursday on Calle Torres Fontes, a location crowded with vendors and shoppers at the time. “I was at the fruit stall when there was this deafening boom,” said Miguel, a market-goer. “It was sharp and sudden, fruit flew everyw…
At noon, there was a loud bang in San Pedro del Pinatar. 16 people were injured in an explosion in the town on the Spanish Mediterranean coast. The fire brigade had to extinguish the fire afterwards.
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