BAKU, AZERBAIJAN — An explosion hit a nightclub in the capital of Azerbaijan and set fire to it early Sunday morning, killing one person and injuring 31, officials said.
Interior Ministry spokesman Ehsan Zahidov said the explosion at the LocationBaku club is believed to have been caused by a gas leak, but the investigation is still ongoing.
The prosecutor general’s office reported one death and said 31 people were injured differently. Health Ministry spokesman Parviz Abubekirov told the AP that 24 people had been hospitalized, most of them with burns.
Emergency services released a statement saying firefighters were called to the club in central Baku at 3am and extinguished the blaze before it could spread.
Video posted on social media showed dozens of people panicking, some injured, outside the club, which appeared to be badly damaged by the blast.
