Injured people leave the scene of an explosion in the centre of Prague.
A huge blast in the centre of the Czech capital Prague has injured up to 40 people with fears others are buried in the rubble.
It is not certain what caused the blast in Divadelni Street, but police believe it was probably a natural gas explosion.
The street was covered with rubble and was sealed off by police who also evacuated people from nearby buildings and closed a wide area around the explosion site.
Windows in buildings located hundreds of yards from the blast were shattered, including some in the nearby National Theatre.
“There was glass everywhere and people shouting and crying,” Vaclav Rokyta, a Czech student, said.
Part of Prague’s Charles University and the Film and TV School of the Academy of Sciences of Performing Arts are located next to the damaged building.
