2013 Prague explosion

Coordinates: 50°04′55.5″N 14°24′48.3″E / 50.082083°N 14.413417°E / 50.082083; 14.413417
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2013 Prague explosion
Old Town following the explosion.
Date29 April 2013
LocationDivadelní 334/5, Prague, Czech Republic
Coordinates50°04′55.5″N 14°24′48.3″E / 50.082083°N 14.413417°E / 50.082083; 14.413417
Non-fatal injuries43

On April 29, 2013 at around 10:00am

Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic.[5]

The blast was caused by a

natural gas leak.[4][6] According to a head of the Prague Fire Service, gas could be smelled in the area following in the blast, causing risk of further explosions.[7]

Record of the gas explosion in the Divadelní street on April 29, 2013 in Prague, Czech Republic.

References

  1. ^ "Divadelní ulicí v Praze otřásl výbuch plynu. Záchranáři zatím ošetřili 55 lidí". iHNED (in Czech). Retrieved 29 April 2013.
  2. ^ a b "Výbuch pobořil dům u pražského Národního divadla, zranil desítky lidí". iDnes (in Czech). Retrieved 29 April 2013.
  3. ^ a b "Gas explosion in Central Prague, more than dozen injured". Firstpost. Retrieved 29 April 2013.
  4. ^ a b "Suspected gas explosion in Prague injures dozens". The Guardian. London. 29 April 2013. Retrieved 29 April 2013.
  5. ^ "Výbuch v centru Prahy: Zatím 35 zraněných, možná i mrtví". ČT24 (in Czech). Retrieved 29 April 2013.
  6. ^ "Powerful blast rocks central Prague". BBC News. 29 April 2013. Retrieved 1 May 2013.
  7. ^ "Ulicí u Národního divadla otřásl výbuch, podle šéfa záchranky jsou na místě mrtví". Novinky.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 29 April 2013.