When a 55-year-old enters a bakery in Lychen, Brandenburg early in the morning, there is a violent explosion. The woman was flown to a hospital with serious injuries. Meanwhile, the police are looking for the cause of the accident - a gas explosion is likely.

There was a violent explosion in a bakery in Lychen in the Uckermark district of Brandenburg, in which a 55-year-old woman was seriously injured. The building in the city center was completely destroyed on Friday morning, there is only a mountain of rubble, said a spokesman for the Northeast regional control center.

Investigators are currently investigating the background to the incident. Various causes are being sought, a gas explosion is one of them, said a police spokeswoman. Some experts who wanted to examine the rubble were initially not on site. "Image" and "B.Z." wrote that it was a gas explosion. The semi-detached house, part of which has completely collapsed, is uninhabitable. According to the police, surrounding houses were also evacuated. A total of 15 people left their homes. "They are all unharmed," said the spokeswoman.

According to the police, shortly before 5 a.m. on Friday morning there was a loud bang at the market in Lychen when a 55-year-old employee wanted to enter the bakery. The woman was seriously injured in the blast and suffered facial injuries. She was flown to a hospital in Berlin by helicopter. The work of the fire brigade and civil protection is still ongoing.

Dogs were deployed to search the rubble for other people. Only part of the house remains, including the entrance to the bakery. The other part has collapsed completely, only rubble and a house wall can be seen. The neighboring buildings would need to be checked to see if they are still habitable. The bakery is right on the market square, diagonally opposite is the town hall of the rafting town, which is also known as the town of the seven lakes. The market is closed.