Azerbaijani, Baku, Dec. 13/ Trend , S. Kazimli/ The blast in a bloc of flats in Baku has killed three people, Baku Prosecutor Aziz Seyidov said.
According to preliminary reports, the blast has killed three. One of the dead has been recovered from under debris. The bodies of two of the dead are still under debris. One of the bodies under debris is a woman, Seyidov said. The Prosecutor said death toll can increase. Three people have been injured.
A blast took place in a bloc of flats in front of market in 34, Nakhchivani street in Nizami district of Baku at 8:30a.m on Dec.13. Five flats of the building have totally collapsed.
The blast is said to be caused by a gas leak, Seyidov said.
A suit has been filed on violation of security rules during construction leading to death and injury (Article 222.2 of Penal Code).
The prosecutor said law enforcement agencies will arrest those responsible for the blast.
Six people including one child have been recovered from under the debris, Azerbaijan's Minister of Emergency Situations Kamaladdin Heydarov said to Trend .
The Ministry was informed about the blast at 08:23a.m. According to preliminary reports, blast took place because of a gas leak, minister said. The gas leak may be caused by repairs in one of the flats on the fourth stage, Heydarov said.
Three people injured in a blast of bloc of flats in Baku have been identified. One of the injured - 23-year-old Mahmudova Oksana Aleksandrovna has been hospitalized with an injury in her collarbone and cerebral trauma in Musa Nagiyev hospital. 22-year-old Karimov Shirkhan Atash oglu has been hospitalized with a break of leg and cerebral trauma, doctor Sabit Gurbanov said to Trend .
68-year-old Gurbabova Novrasta has also been hospitalized with serious burns.
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