Massive explosion rocks residential area in Sweden's Gothenburg, 25 injured
Smoke billows from an apartment building after an explosion in Annedal, Sweden, on Tuesday. AP
Swedish news agency reported that about 25 people were taken to hospital after an explosion in an apartment building in the town of Gothenburg early on Tuesday morning.
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Swedish police said on their website that they are working to evacuate residents of the area.
The blast did not look like an accident, emergency responders said.
Smoke billows from an apartment building after an explosion in Annedal, central Gothenburg, Sweden. AP
Sweden has suffered dozens of actual or attempted bombings linked to violent criminal gangs in recent years.
Ambulances, fire trucks and emergency crews swarmed the scene as thick smoke rose from the building, television images showed.
The cause of the blast, which triggered a fire in the building after it occurred just before 5am (0300 GMT) in central Gothenburg, was not immediately known, police said.
