Apparent Gas Leak Kills 18 Gathered for Party
From Times Wire Reports
Eighteen people gathered in a mountain hostel in eastern Spain for a birthday party died in their sleep from an apparent gas leak, officials said.
The victims -- ages 20 to 40 -- were part of a group of about 50 who had converged on the hostel in La Todolella, a village 180 miles east of Madrid, for the Saturday night party.
To keep themselves warm, they turned on a butane gas heater, emergency workers said. The mayor of La Todolella said the probable cause was a leaking butane bottle.
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