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Gas explosion in Dnipro, October 13, 2007

Gas explosion in Dnipro, October 13, 2007

2007, 1 min

October 13, 2007, Dnipropetrovsk (since 2016, Dnipro).

A plot about a domestic gas explosion in a nine-story building. A destroyed entrance, damage to a neighboring building, rescue operations. Comments: local residents Natalia Rozyavrot and Victoria Vodostoy; Minister of Emergency Situations Nestor Shufrich; Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych.

Reference: On October 13, 2007, a domestic gas explosion occurred in a ten-story residential building on Mandrykovska Street in Dnipropetrovsk, completely destroying the entrance and damaging neighboring buildings. Twenty-three people were killed, about 20 were injured, and dozens of families were left homeless. The investigation linked the tragedy to violations in the work of Dniprogaz, and several of its managers were convicted of negligence in 2013.