Overview
- Rescuers located the 52-year-old victim overnight in a basement beneath more than a meter of sand and rubble after restarting the search with canine units.
- Emergency services deployed 18 Madrid fire crews, Samur-Protección Civil and SUMMA 112 teams, and police drones to secure an unstable structure.
- Authorities say a concentration of gases caused the blast, with three patients in serious condition and two considered potentially serious among the 25 injured.
- Nine flats above the premises suffered significant damage and residents will be rehoused for several days while structural evaluations continue.
- The Madrid police scientific brigade has taken charge of the investigation, which is reviewing permits and occupancy related to the alleged conversion of the adjacent space.