At least 23 hurt in Sweden building explosion

ANKARA

At least 23 people were injured in an explosion at a residential building in Sweden’s southwestern city of Gothenburg early on Tuesday.

Three elderly women living in the apartment complex were seriously wounded and among those taken to hospital, Swedish daily Aftonbladet reported.

An investigation has been launched but the cause of the explosion remains unclear.

Several apartments were affected in the incident, the report said.