One Killed, 11 Injured in Explosion at Germany Construction Site

Published at 2:26 pm, October 24, 2014

Stockbyte/Thinkstock(BERLIN) — At least one person was killed and 11 were injured in an explosion at a construction site in western Germany.

A gas pipe suffered damage during construction work in Ludwigshafen, Germany, causing gas to leak and then catch fire.

The main blaze was extinguished quickly, but then crews had to tackle several smaller ones.

Several buildings and cars in the area were also damaged.