13 Jun, 2019 @ 11:35
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Homes sealed off after explosion shatters windows more than 50 metres away on Spain’s Costa del Sol

Street where explosion happened, ©GoogleMaps
Street where explosion happened, ©GoogleMaps

A MAN is in serious condition after a gas cylinder exploded in his home on the Costa del Sol. 

The 59-year-old was rushed to hospital yesterday after the combustion destroyed several walls at the property and caused superficial damage to two adjoining homes.

The explosion was so strong it shattered windows at homes more than 50 metres away on Avenida Juan Luis Peralta, Benalmadena.

The three affected homes have been sealed off and cannot be entered for 48 hours due to the accumulation of gases potentially hazardous to health.

Luckily there has been no structural damage of any kind, despite the force of the bang being so severe that the Policia Nacional, Policia Local and bomberos were rushed to the scene.

The windows were key to this ‘phenomenon’, as the pressure from the bang escaped through them, avoiding structural damage.

Police confirmed the explosion most likely came from the gas cylinder.

Laurence Dollimore

Laurence Dollimore is a Spanish-speaking, NCTJ-trained journalist with almost a decade’s worth of experience.
The London native has a BA in International Relations from the University of Leeds and and an MA in the same subject from Queen Mary University London.
He earned his gold star diploma in multimedia journalism at the prestigious News Associates in London in 2016, before immediately joining the Olive Press at their offices on the Costa del Sol.
After a five-year stint, Laurence returned to the UK to work as a senior reporter at the Mail Online, where he remained for two years before coming back to the Olive Press as Digital Editor in 2023.
He continues to work for the biggest newspapers in the UK, who hire him to investigate and report on stories in Spain.
These include the Daily Mail, Telegraph, Mail Online, Mail on Sunday and The Sun and Sun Online.
He has broken world exclusives on everything from the Madeleine McCann case to the anti-tourism movement in Tenerife.

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