Near Kiev - explosion at a gas station, 5 dead. Ukrainian authorities do not rule out sabotage (VIDEO)
Pereyaslav-Khmelnitsky, April 22 (Navigator, Victoria Litovchenko) – In the Kyiv region, an explosion at a gas station killed 5 people and 5 more were hospitalized.
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Rescuers received a message about an explosion on the territory of a gas station at the 49th kilometer of the Kiev-Zolotonosha highway at 8:40. As of now, 5 people have died (3 women and 2 men), 5 with injuries are in the Central Regional Hospital of Pereyaslav-Khmelnitsky.
According to preliminary data, rescuers are considering 2 versions of the causes of the explosion: an error in the design of the gas station and a violation of fire safety rules.
According to the public relations department of the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs in the Kyiv region, four people were interviewed. According to them, they heard the smell of gas shortly before the explosion. Possible sabotage is also being considered.
Currently, criminal proceedings have been opened regarding the incident under Part 1 of Art. 270 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (Violation of fire safety requirements established by law).
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