Bar explosion in Spain's capital kills one, injures dozens PHOTO

An explosion in a bar in the Spanish capital, Madrid, killed one person and injured at least 25 on September 13, local authorities said.

Rescue workers found the body of a man early morning on September 14 during a search by local firefighters and police, Madrid's Emergency Services announced, Caliber.Az reports via Western media. 

The emergency services said on Saturday night that two of the victims were in a "serious" condition, while three were  "potentially serious".

Firefighter chief Javier Romero said four people had been pulled from the rubble alive.

Local media reported that the blast, which occurred at the "Mis Tesoros" bar at 3 p.m. (1300 UTC/GMT) in the Puente de Vallecas district of Madrid, was due to a gas leak.

According to the newspaper El Pais, the head of the Madrid City Council Fire Department, Carlos Marin, explained that it was a gas explosion, but that they are still unable to specify the type of gas, the cause, or exactly where it occurred.

While some of the upper apartments were not damaged, the affected area is the entrance, which means "access to the building is completely impossible," Marin said.

By Khagan Isayev