An explosion has gutted a residential building in Madrid, killing an elderly woman and injuring nine other people, according to authorities. An explosion has gutted a residential building in Madrid, killing an elderly woman and injuring nine other people, authorities said. Emergency services posted footage on social media showing firefighters crawling through rubble to rescue survivors from the top floor of a four-storey building in the Spanish capital’s Carabanchel neighbourhood. An explosion in Madrid killed an elderly woman and injured nine others. Inmaculada Sanz, a councillor responsible for security and emergencies at Madrid town hall, told reporters at the scene that an elderly woman had died and there were no further victims beyond those reported.

Source: New Zealand Herald January 10, 2026 06:42 UTC