Scores injured in gas explosion near Malaga, Spain

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More than 70 people have been injured, four seriously, in an explosion caused by a gas cylinder near the southern Spanish city of Malaga, officials say.

The blast happened in a cafe in the town of Velez-Malaga at about 17:00 GMT during a local festival.

Pictures from the scene show severe damage to the La Bohemia cafe and debris strewn across a street.

Local newspaper La Opinion de Malaga said that the chef had raised the alarm moments before the blast.

The newspaper also reported (in Spanish) that police cars helped ferry the injured to hospital because the local ambulance service was overwhelmed with casualties.

It is not yet clear why the gas cylinder exploded.