5 injured in Spanish tourist hotel gas blast

MADRID?? Spanish police say a gas explosion at a tourist hotel on the Spanish Canary island of Gran Canaria has seriously injured five people.

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A Civil Guard spokesman said four hotel employees and a guest were injured when the blast occurred early Wednesday as a truck was delivering propane to the Cordial Mogan Playa hotel in the southwest of the island.

A fire ensued and affected part of the building.

The spokesman said the five were in serious condition and were taken to nearby hospitals.

Spanish news agency Europa Press said the hotel's nearly 1,000 guests were evacuated.

There were no immediate details on the cause of the blast or the nationalities of the injured.

The officer spoke on condition of anonymity in keeping with police regulations.

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Source: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/45414540/ns/travel-news/

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