Gas tank explodes in Turkish hotel

Holidaymakers at a Turkish hotel have been injured in a gas explosion.

Turkey’s Dogan news agency has reported that one person had been killed in the blast.

A liquefied petroleum gas tank exploded at the five-star Mediterranean hotel, injuring at least 10 tourists, private CNN-Turk television reported.

The explosion occurred at a hotel in the resort town of Belek near the city of Antalya, CNN-Turk said.

Ambulances and firefighters rushed to the scene to evacuate the hotel, reports said.

The explosion came days after workers replaced a giant liquefied petroleum gas tank.

Belek is a popular holiday destination, especially for German, Israeli and Russian tourists.