Gas explosion rips through Ukraine flatsKIEV: A gas explosion ripped through a block of flats in a town near Kiev on Friday, officials said, with at least one person injured and fears that more may be trapped under the rubble. The explosion in the five-storey building occurred shortly after 9 a.m. (0700 GMT) in the town of Fastiv, Ukraine’s emergency situation service said in a statement. “As a result of the explosion there was destruction on the third, fourth and fifth floors,” it said, adding that rescue workers were at the scene. The head of the local health department said on his Facebook that one person was injured because of the incident but added that there might still be people under the slabs that collapsed from the fourth and fifth floors. Pictures posted to the website of the emergency situation service showed the corner of the apartment block completely destroyed, with balconies ripped out and debris scattered on snow-covered ground.

Source: Manila Times December 14, 2018 17:48 UTC