Explosion in Germany Injures 25 People

explosion in germany leaves 25 people injured

Authorities are trying to determine the cause of an explosion that left twenty-five people injured, four of them severely, in Wuppertal, Germany, police said Sunday. 

The explosion rocked the several-story building just after midnight local time, destroying the building's attic and top three floors the AP reports. The detonation also destroyed a car and caused a fire to break out in several different parts of the building. German news media said that firefighters were having trouble fighting the fire because part of the building kept collapsing. 

Four people were severely injured inside the building and sent to a nearby hospital. Another 21 people were slightly injured and treated on-scene by emergency responders. 

Police would not comment on whether or not the explosion was terror-related, saying only that the investigation was on-going. 

The building was located in the city's Langerfeld neighborhood where a row of apartment buildings line the street. 

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