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.
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- Published Date: 04:27 PM 08 June 2026
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.
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