Three people injured in explosion at busy market in Murcia, Spain
One woman was rushed to hospital with leg injuries following the blast in Lorca, in Murcia, south east Spain
A MASSIVE explosion ripped through a packed market in a Spanish city this morning injuring three people.
One woman was rushed to hospital with leg injuries following the blast in Lorca, Murcia.
The area was evacuated while emergency services got to work.
Pictures from the scene showed shattered glass and debris following the explosion, which was blamed on a gas cylinder exploding when welding work was taking place nearby.
Local media reports suggest a nurse called Saturnina Martinez stabilised the most seriously injured person at the scene.
The unnamed woman was then pictured being stretchered out to a waiting ambulance.
The other two people injured suffered cuts and lacerations to their legs.
A butcher’s stall with police tape round it appeared to have been badly damaged.
A local emergency services coordination centre confirmed in a tweet: “Explosion in Lorca.
"Situation totally under control, three people injured.”
The area was packed with people doing their Christmas shopping at the time.
Murcia was hit by an earthquake in 2011 which killed nine people and left dozens injured.
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