The accident occurred in the Dergachevsky district around midnight. As a result of the incident without light there were several settlements.

As the former People's Deputy Igor Shvayka said on his Facebook page, he was driving from home to Kharkov to the station. There was a very powerful explosion and burning. The route between the exit from Lyubotin and to the exit to the Dnieper was bright as in the daytime, - said the politician.

In turn, the police confirmed the information about the incident, and in Kharkovoblenergo reported that they are working to eliminate the consequences of the accident.

According to the agency, the consequences of the emergency incident affected at least the inhabitants of Pesochina and Lyubotin, where electricity was cut off.

According to preliminary information, the emergency occurred as a result of an accident at a substation near Shpakovka.

Recall, as reported URA-Inform, on Tuesday, December 12, 2017, there was an explosion at a gas station in Baumgarten, as a result of which one person was killed and 21 injured.