One person has been killed and another 11 injured after a gas pipe exploded in a busy street in Germany. The explosion occurred directly outside a house in the city of Ludwigshafen in western Germany about 11.30am today. The main fire was extinguished by late this afternoon, but the fireball from the initial explosion had damaged at least 25 nearby homes and buildings. Scroll down for video . The gas pipe explosion caused a blast hundreds of metres high that damaged nearby homes and buildings . Firefighters working on the nearby damaged buildings in the aftermath of the explosion . A cherry picker was used to help them inspect the homes. At least 11 people were injured and one killed . The man who died was a construction worker who was working at a nearby building site at the time . The blast, which occurred at a building site, killed a nearby construction worker and injured four of his colleagues. Flames shot more than 100 metres into the air and also damaged nearby parked cars, The Local reported. It is believed to have been caused by a gas leak which subsequently caught fire. Gas transport company Gascade said it wasn't clear why the pipe, part of a 57 kilometre pipeline that leads southward to the city of Karlsruhe was damaged during work that it commissioned. Police said the main fire at the site was extinguished by late afternoon and smaller fires were now under control.
Gas pipe explosion kills one and injures at least 11 others in Germany .
The blast damaged 25 nearby homes and buildings, and caused several fires .
Gas transport company Gascade said it wasn't clear why pipe was damaged .
One person has been killed and another 11 injured after a gas pipe exploded in a busy street in Germany. The explosion occurred directly outside a house in the city of Ludwigshafen in western Germany about 11.30am today. The main fire was extinguished by late this afternoon, but the fireball from the initial explosion had damaged at least 25 nearby homes and buildings. Scroll down for video . The gas pipe explosion caused a blast hundreds of metres high that damaged nearby homes and buildings . Firefighters working on the nearby damaged buildings in the aftermath of the explosion . A cherry picker was used to help them inspect the homes. At least 11 people were injured and one killed . The man who died was a construction worker who was working at a nearby building site at the time . The blast, which occurred at a building site, killed a nearby construction worker and injured four of his colleagues. Flames shot more than 100 metres into the air and also damaged nearby parked cars, The Local reported. It is believed to have been caused by a gas leak which subsequently caught fire. Gas transport company Gascade said it wasn't clear why the pipe, part of a 57 kilometre pipeline that leads southward to the city of Karlsruhe was damaged during work that it commissioned. Police said the main fire at the site was extinguished by late afternoon and smaller fires were now under control.
Germany. The explosion occurred directly outside at least 25 nearby homes and buildings. Scroll fire. Gas transport company Gascade said it wasn't clear why the pipe, part of a 57 kilometre