German police say 25 people were injured, when an explosion destroyed a several-store building in the western city of ... more

BERLIN (AP) — Twenty-five people were injured, four of them severely, during an explosion that destroyed an apartment building in the western German city of Wuppertal, police said Sunday. Police say the explosion rocked the several-story building in Wuppertal shortly before midnight Saturday with a large noise, scaring people in surrounding homes so much they ran out into the street in a panic. They said it was too dangerous for investigators to search for evidence that might reveal the explosion’s cause because the destroyed building could collapse at any time. Fire broke out in several different parts of the building - which is three stories plus a converted loft - and firefighters had trouble putting it out because parts of the building kept collapsing. Four seriously injured people were rescued from inside while a further 21 received minor injuries. Police said Sunday they were still trying to get the fire under control and were investigating the cause of the explosion. THOUSANDS MARCH IN LONDON TO DEMAND NEW VOTE ON SECOND ANNIVERSARY OF BREXIT

A car nearby was also destroyed, buried under window frames that were blown onto it by the impact of the explosion.
An explosion in Wuppertal, Germany, destroys a building and injures at least 25 people, four of them seriously.