About 25 people have been taken to hospital after an explosion hit a residential building in the Swedish city of Gothenburg, public service radio SR has reported.
Smoke billows from a building as firefighters battle a blaze at the site of an explosion in central Gothenburg. Photo: AFP
Police said they had opened an investigation though they had no suspects at the moment.
Emergency services said they were working to evacuate people and put out fires in the building.
Emergency services at the scene of a large explosion at an apartment building in Annedal in central Gothenburg. Photo: AFP
"Several apartments and stairwells are affected. It is at present unclear what has caused the explosion," the emergency services for the wider Gothenburg area said.
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