Baku nightclub gas leak explosion leaves 1 dead, 31 injured

MOSCOW (AP) — Officials say an explosion caused by a gas leak has hit a nightclub in the capital of Azerbaijan and set off a fire, killing one person and injuring 31 others. The gas provider Azerigas  said the explosion at the LocationBaku club early Sunday was caused by a leaky gas canister. Officials said a club employee was killed by the explosion and 31 people suffered various injuries. Health Ministry spokesman Parviz Abubekirov told the AP that 24 people had been hospitalized due to the explosion, most of them with burns. Firefighters quickly arrived at the club in central Baku at 3 a.m. and extinguished the fire before it could spread.