In Kropyvnytskyi, an explosion occurred in the apartment of a nine-story building, as a result of which one person died and three were injured, including two children.

As the press service of the State Emergency Service informs on Wednesday, February 2, the incident occurred at 15:59 in a multi-storey building on Popova Street in Kropyvnytskyi. Fire on an area of \u200b\u200b60 m. kv managed to be liquidated at 17:03.

7 pieces of equipment and 28 personnel of the 1st DPRZ worked at the scene of the incident.. Kropyvnytskyi.

According to local media, a gas leak may have caused the fire.. Among the victims were girls aged 8 and 13.. The explosion also damaged 20 apartments and smashed 70 windows..

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Recall, on January 28, an explosion occurred in a residential building in Zaporozhye, one person died and two were injured..