Explosion in Denizli kills one and injures 25

One person was killed and 25 others were injured when a huge explosion ripped through a bakery in Turkey's western province of Denizli on Friday morning.

Denizli governor Abdülkadir Demir said that the blast at the bakery located behind the province's Bayramyeri Square has caused extensive destruction to the buildings and cars in the vicinity.

The injured were hospitalized by ambulances after the blast. Five of the injured remained in critical condition after the incident which happened at around 8:50 a.m. in the city center.

A gas leak is believed to have triggered the large explosion.