Fire fighters were dispatched to Wormeldange as a matter of urgency on Thursday afternoon following reports of a gas explosion.

According to police, the incident took place at around 1pm and left one person with serious injuries.

The air ambulance was deployed to the scene.

The cause of the explosion is not yet known, although it is thought to have occurred on the upper floor of a residential property.

A number of roads surrounding the site of the explosion were closed to traffic as a result of the incident, including rue Principale and rue de Dreiborn.

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