Police Arrest 47-Year-Old in Logroño Butane Explosion on Suspicion of Attempted Murder

Overview

• Spain’s National Police said evidence indicates the suspect intended to kill his upstairs neighbor and cause severe damage, detailing the case at a government briefing in La Rioja.
• The blast occurred late on October 14 in a sixth-floor apartment at 37 Pérez Galdós, leaving one person injured and damaging two flats.
• According to the investigation, the suspect infiltrated a bag of butane gas into the building structure between his ceiling and the neighbor’s floor.
• The detainee, a 47-year-old Colombian resident of Logroño, was treated for facial and hand injuries, discharged after a day of observation, and remains in custody as inquiries continue.
• Emergency services were mobilized just before midnight and evacuated residents, who later returned except those living directly above the affected flat; officials briefing the case included Beatriz Arraiz, Manuel Laguna, and Eduardo Esteban.