A BRITISH woman has died in a suspected sabotage gas explosion at a bar in southern Spain that killed two and injured at least 15 others.
A butane gas canister exploded at the Casa Javi bar in San Pedro del Pinatar, Murcia.
Emergency personnel after an explosion in a bar in San Pedro del Pinatar[/caption]
Two people were killed in the blast, including a British woman[/caption]
Another 15 people were injured in the explosion[/caption]
The 56-year-old expat, who lived in the Lo Pagan area, was one of two women fatally injured in last Thursday’s blast.
She was reportedly visiting the weekly market when she was caught in the horror explosion.
Her death was confirmed today by the local town hall in a post on X.
The second victim, named Hind, was a 38-year-old Moroccan woman and the bar’s owner, El Español reported.
She suffered severe burns and died after being hospitalised for a week.
Both women had been battling for their lives in hospital alongside others injured in the explosion, which went off around 12.15pm, sending the area into chaos.
Shocking new details have emerged suggesting the blast may not have been an accident.
A Judicial Police inspection concluded the gas cylinder’s seal had been “sabotaged”, according to reports.
Locals have claimed the bar had long been a source of trouble in the neighbourhood.
“There were a lot of fights outside,” one resident told 20Minutos, adding: “Girls were often seen in the area,” sparking speculation it may have been run as a brothel.
The cause of the deadly blast is still officially unknown.
Police investigations are ongoing.
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