Uzbekistan authorities on January 30 said at least 5 people were killed in the incident gas explosion in a 4-storey building in the city of Nukus, the administrative center of the Karakalpakstan Autonomous Region of the country.
According to the Ministry of Emergencies UzbekistanThis explosion on January 29 damaged a 4-storey building. Rescue workers were able to pull five bodies out of the rubble.
In addition, an injured 5-year-old child was hospitalize treatment. The explosion was caused by a gas leak in an apartment on the top floor of the building.
[Nổ khí gas gây hỏa hoạn tại tòa nhà cao tầng ở thủ đô Tây Ban Nha]
Uzbekistan is a resource-rich country, but has an aging energy infrastructure that has been blamed for tragic incidents.
Statistics show that in 2022, about 150 people have die due to CO poisoning in Uzbekistan – the most populous country in Central Asia, with about 35 million people.
(VNA/Vietnam+)