Gas explosion damages restaurant in Chania

Parakritika.gr — A gas cylinder exploded in a cafe /restaurant in the popular Courts Square in Chania at around 9 o’clock in the evening, Wednesday.

Customers and staff noticed a strong smell  of gas before the explosion  and started to vacate the building before the explosion happened; as a result there were no injuries.

The restaurant was badly damaged.

The fire services were called again in the early hours to put out an electrical fire linked to the explosion.