BARCELONA, Oct 26, 2024 (BSS/AFP) - An explosion early Saturday caused a
building to collapse in the northern Spanish city of Santander, killing three
people, emergency services said.

The incident occurred around 4:00 am (0200 GMT) in a small residential
building.

The cause of the blast is still unknown and the explosion sparked a fire,
said Gema Igual, mayor of Santander, capital of the Cantabria region.

"The building had a ground floor and two floors, where there could have been
around 20 residents," Igual said.

Residents from neighbouring buildings were evacuated as a precautionary
measure.