Overview

• A gas-cylinder explosion in a Severodonetsk apartment building injured a 61-year-old man, who was hospitalized with serious burns.
• The blast damaged interior partitions, windows, doors and balconies across several apartments, according to local authorities.
• Investigators and city operational services are working at the Severodonetsk scene and plan fire-technical and other expert examinations to establish the cause.
• In Krasny Luch, an October 5 household-gas explosion collapsed two floors of a multi-storey building and injured a 63-year-old woman.
• A criminal case in the Krasny Luch incident cites provision of services not meeting safety requirements, and decisions on restoration await a specialized inspection of the building’s load-bearing structures while evacuees receive assistance and temporary shelter options.