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Explosion Destroys Daaden Building, Eight Injured as Police Examine Gas-Line Damage

Investigators currently rule out arson, focusing on possible gas-line damage from nearby construction.

Overview

  • A mixed-use building with a ground-floor döner shop and upstairs apartments collapsed after a mid-afternoon blast and subsequent fire on Betzdorfer Straße.
  • Police report eight people injured, including a 15-year-old flown to a specialist clinic, with several others taken to hospital and some treated for shock.
  • No one was found under the rubble and there are no missing persons, according to the evening police update.
  • Gas service across Daaden was interrupted as the network operator worked to secure and restore supply, and an aid center opened at the Bürgerhaus for affected residents.
  • Roughly 80 emergency personnel responded, cordoning off the area and urging residents to keep windows closed due to escaping gas.