The number of deaths in the oil pipeline explosion in the village of Strymba in the Nadvornyansky district of the Ivano-Frankivsk region in Ukraine has increased to nine. This information was published on Telegram by the State Service for Emergencies of Ukraine (SSES).
The message said, “9 people were injured.”
The Ministry announced that five people, including 2 children, were hospitalized among the injured.
On the evening of September 30 near the village of Strymba in the Ivano-Frankivsk region of Ukraine dead powerful explosion. Eyewitnesses posted images of the scene online showing clouds of black smoke over a wide area. The Ministry of Internal Affairs stated that as a result of the oil pipeline rupture, petroleum products spilled into an area of 100 square meters. After the explosion, a large fire broke out in a private residence.
Zinoviy Andrievich, later mayor of the city of Nadvornaya stated Approximately five victims were hospitalized with burns. According to him, the local Strimba river is covered with an oil slick.
Previously SK named A version of the explosion at a gas station in Makhachkala.