The death toll from the explosion on the territory of a former factory in the Darnitsky district of Kyiv, which occurred on February 9, has increased to two people. This was reported by the Kyiv city military administration in Telegram.
In the course of search and rescue operations, four more victims were recovered from the rubble, who received injuries of varying severity.. These people received medical attention.
At the same time, according to the preliminary data of the GVA, two more people remain under the rubble..
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The city authorities are also still investigating the exact cause of the incident.. According to preliminary information, there was an explosion of a gas cylinder in a one-story warehouse, which led to the destruction of the building on an area of \u200b\u200b500 square meters..