Gas cylinder explodes in Lviv region, man suffers serious burns

Gas cylinder explodes in Lviv region, man suffers serious burns

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A man was hospitalized with second- and third-degree burns as a result of a gas cylinder explosion in Rava-Ruska, Lviv region; the explosion caused a fire that damaged the building and the things inside

A gas cylinder exploded in Lviv region, injuring a man, the State Emergency Service of Ukraine reported on Tuesday, UNN reported.

Details

The incident occurred on December 4 in the evening. Rescuers received a report of a fire caused by an explosion of a gas cylinder in the town of Rava-Ruska, Lviv district, in a brick outbuilding.

At the scene, it turned out that at the time of the gas cylinder explosion, the owner, born in 1966, was in the building. He was hospitalized at St. Luke's Hospital in Lviv with II-III degree burns of his hands and feet.

A gas cylinder, household items on the area of 2 square meters, and the ceiling on the area of 10 square meters were damaged.

To recap,

In June, an explosion occurred in Kyiv, which was followed by a fire in a high-rise building.