As a result of the incident, five people were injured in the apartment building. According to BFMTV, among the injured there are tourists. At the same time, two of them are in serious condition.

According to preliminary data of the local police at the time of the explosion in the house were 13 people. Two Frenchmen were hospitalized with minor injuries, which they received when they passed the house at the time of the explosion.

A couple from Germany living in the house where the explosion occurred was seriously injured.

The reasons for the explosion were not officially established, but, according to local media, residents complained about the strong smell of gas in the building. Now the police establish all the circumstances of what happened.

Recall, as reported URA-Inform, in Lugansk there was a traffic accident, as a result of which several people received multiple injuries. According to the General Directorate of Intelligence of the Defense Ministry, a minibus driver did not have time to react and slow down because he was intoxicated.