Gas cylinder explodes in a house in Kyiv region, one killed
Kyiv • UNN
A 46-year-old man died in a house fire caused by a gas cylinder explosion in the village of Kolonshchyna, Kyiv region.
An explosion occurred in a house in Kyiv region, killing a man, the regional police reported, UNN reports.
Details
On May 23, at about 11:00 a.m., the Buchanan police received a report of an explosion followed by a fire in a private household in the village of Kolonshchyna. After the fire was extinguished, the body of the 46-year-old owner was found by the State Emergency Service.
Law enforcement officers have preliminarily found that a gas cylinder exploded. The final cause of the fire will be known after the relevant examination.
Investigators have launched a pre-trial investigation into the violation of fire or industrial safety requirements established by law, which resulted in the death of a person (Part 2 of Article 270 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine).
