Explosion at Canaries hotel leaves 23 people injured
A gas explosion at a hotel in Gran Canaria has left six people seriously injured and 17 others hurt.
The explosion happened at the Hotel Cordial Mogán Playa in the south east of the island where 862 were reportedly staying.
Five of the six people seriously injured are hotel employees at the hotel while the sixth is a 55-year-old Norwegian tourist who is in a critical condition with serious burns to his whole body.
According to Think Spain, a gas tanker was filling the internal gas deposits at the hotel when the explosion happened.
Psychologists have been brought in to help staff and guests cope with the horrific scenes they witnessed after the blast.
With permission from Travelmole
Very shocking news. We were at this hotel in September for the second time and can honestly say that its one of the best hotels I've ever stayed in. There is a lot of information on TA about this incident. Evidently the hotel staff were absolute heroes.
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