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Gas explosion kills six in Uzbekistan

A gas explosion at a liquid gas station in Uzbekistan’s Kashkadarya region killed six and injured five, the emergency ministry said in a statement on Monday.

Reuters WORLD
Published June 08,2026
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A gas explosion killed six ⁠and injured five ⁠people at a liquid gas filling ⁠station in Uzbekistan's southern Kashkadarya region, the Uzbek emergency ministry press service said on Monday.

A ⁠fire ⁠that erupted following the explosion also damaged four vehicles, including two gas transportation ⁠trucks and two underground fuel storage tanks, it said.

In Uzbekistan, apart from ⁠natural ‌gas ‌distributed by ⁠pipes, many ‌businesses and households use ⁠liquid ⁠petroleum gas.