Oxygen bottle explosion in scuba diving shop

I was out in Helsinki with my camera and once it started to rain I was headed back home, but the tram I was waiting never came and I heard it was because of an explosion nearby. I asked for the directions and ran to the scene hoping my camera wouldn’t take too much damage from the rain.

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People asking police what had happened. Of course, their comments on the situation were very limited.

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Kalevankatu.
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A journalist trying to ask questions.

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Old man spectating the scene on his walker.

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A curious massager.

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Seppo Hyökki was the man who called an ambulance to the scene. He said that a man was injured and was screaming for help in shock shortly after the explosion.

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This was the closest you could get without a presscard.

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My former English teacher was also there asking the cop what had happened.

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Some of the cops were wearing helmets because the risk of an other explosion.

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The police had a quick informing for the press.

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