{{short description|Blast caused by a natural gas leak}} {{Infobox news event | title = 2013 Prague explosion | image = | image_name = Divadelní after 2013 explosion.jpg | image_size = 200px | caption = Divadelní street in Prague's Old Town following the explosion. | date = 29 April 2013 | time = | place = Divadelní 334/5, Prague, Czech Republic | coordinates = {{coord|50|04|55.5|N|14|24|48.3|E|display=inline,title}} | also known as = | cause = | reported injuries = 43 | reported death(s) = }}
On April 29, 2013 at around 10:00am CEST (8:00 UTC),<ref name="ihned">{{cite web|title=Divadelní ulicí v Praze otřásl výbuch plynu. Záchranáři zatím ošetřili 55 lidí|language=Czech|url=http://zpravy.ihned.cz/cesko/c1-59784380-on-line-divadelni-ulici-v-praze-otrasl-vybuch-plynu-zachranari-zatim-osetrili-55-lidi|work=iHNED|accessdate=29 April 2013}}</ref> an explosion occurred in a building in the centre of Prague, Czech Republic. The incident occurred in a townhouse belonging to the Air Navigation Services of the Czech Republic on Divadelní street in Old Town, Prague 1, close to the Academy of Sciences and National Theatre. The blast could be heard across the whole city centre, as far away as Prague Castle, 1.4 km (1 mi) away from the incident.<ref name=idnes>{{cite web|title=Výbuch pobořil dům u pražského Národního divadla, zranil desítky lidí|language=Czech|url=http://zpravy.idnes.cz/vybuch-v-praze-u-narodniho-divadla-d5e-/krimi.aspx?c=A130429_101742_praha-zpravy_kol|work=iDnes|accessdate=29 April 2013}}</ref><ref name="firstpost">{{cite web|title=Gas explosion in Central Prague, more than dozen injured|url=http://www.firstpost.com/world/gas-explosion-in-central-prague-more-than-dozen-injured-737187.html|work=Firstpost|accessdate=29 April 2013}}</ref> While there were no fatalities, 43 people were injured by the blast, one seriously.<ref name="idnes" /> The resulting shock wave from the blast damaged windows in nearby buildings including the National Theatre,<ref name="guardian">{{cite news|title=Suspected gas explosion in Prague injures dozens|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/apr/29/explosion-prague-injures-dozens|work=The Guardian|accessdate=29 April 2013|location=London|date=29 April 2013}}</ref> Café Slavia,<ref name="firstpost"/> the Film and TV School of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague (FAMU), the Faculty of Social Sciences of Charles University and the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic.<ref>{{cite web|title=Výbuch v centru Prahy: Zatím 35 zraněných, možná i mrtví|language=Czech|url=http://www.ceskatelevize.cz/ct24/regiony/224754-vybuch-v-centru-prahy-zatim-35-zranenych-mozna-i-mrtvi/|work=ČT24|accessdate=29 April 2013}}</ref>
The blast was caused by a natural gas leak.<ref name="guardian"/><ref>{{cite news|title=Powerful blast rocks central Prague|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-22335019|work=BBC News|date=29 April 2013|accessdate=1 May 2013}}</ref> According to a head of the Prague Fire Service, gas could be smelled in the area following in the blast, causing risk of further explosions.<ref name=novinky>{{cite web|title=Ulicí u Národního divadla otřásl výbuch, podle šéfa záchranky jsou na místě mrtví|language=Czech|url=http://www.novinky.cz/krimi/300506-ulici-u-narodniho-divadla-otrasl-vybuch-podle-sefa-zachranky-jsou-na-miste-mrtvi.html|work=Novinky.cz|accessdate=29 April 2013}}</ref> thumb|The explosion was captured on CCTV (video)
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