One dead, one injured in apartment explosion

An apartment in the town of Týn nad Vltavou, to south of Prague, exploded Tuesday afternoon leaving an elderly woman dead and one man in critical condition with burns to most of his body. 30 residents were evacuated from the building, in which a nursing home is also located. Police have yet to determine the cause of the explosion and the resulting fire, however witnesses have claimed that the injured man had threatened to set the flat on numerous occasions.