22 injured in paddock area explosion at Germany’s Nuerburgring track

Firefighters at the Nuerburgring racing circuit (S’nke Brederlow/dpa via AP)

Twenty-two people were injured in an explosion in the paddock area of Germany’s Nuerbergring racetrack, police said on Saturday.

Police said the blast, which they believe was caused by the explosion of a compressed air canister on Friday, injured one person severely, three seriously and the others slightly, German news agency dpa reported.