Gas Truck Explosion in Mongolia's Capital Kills Six, Injures Eleven

Questions Raised Over Safety Regulations as Truck Carrying Dangerous Load Traveled Through Residential Area

Six people, including three firefighters, were killed when a truck carrying 60 tons of liquefied natural gas collided with a car and exploded in the Mongolian capital, Ulaanbaatar.
Eleven people were injured, with the fire spreading to nearby buildings and causing extensive damage.
More than 600 firefighters were deployed to extinguish the fire, which was eventually put out.
Questions are being raised about why a truck carrying such a dangerous load was allowed to travel through a residential area.
The Mongolian National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has stated that four children were among the injured.