Explosion in Madrid from suspected gas leak injures 25

The blast in Madrid damaged a cafe, a store and other properties, a fire chief said (Alamy/PA)

An explosion at a building in Madrid has injured 25 people, two of them seriously, emergency services for the Spanish capital said.

Spanish news agency EFE said firefighters suspect the explosion was caused by a gas leak, but police are still investigating its cause.

Fire chief Javier Romero said firefighters pulled four people from the rubble after the explosion occurred at around 3pm on Saturday on the ground floor of the three-storey building.

He said the blast damaged a cafe, a store and other properties.