Explosion in El Vendrell apartment injures woman

Firefighters rule out gas leak and structural damage after incident on Sant Xavier street, number 40.

Image of an interior wall damaged by an explosion in a dwelling in El Vendrell.
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Image of an interior wall damaged by an explosion in a dwelling in El Vendrell.

An explosion caused damage to an interior partition wall in a dwelling on Sant Xavier street, number 40, in El Vendrell, injuring a woman this Saturday.

The incident was reported at 15:29, mobilizing three units from the Bomberos de la Generalitat (Generalitat Firefighters). Emergency teams secured the butane installation and examined the property to determine the exact cause of the explosion.
By 16:08, firefighters confirmed there was no gas leak. Initial theories suggest a reaction involving the butane cylinder as the likely cause of the interior partition's collapse.

"The dwelling shows no structural damage, so the impact is limited to the interior element that gave way."

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The Emergency Medical System (SEM) also attended the scene. They treated a woman who was subsequently transferred to a hospital for further medical attention.