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Update: 2 dead after gas explosion at residential building in Kyiv

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Update: 2 dead after gas explosion at residential building in Kyiv
Kyiv residential building damaged in a presumed gas-leak incident on June 22, 2023. (Kyiv City Military Administration)

Two people were killed in an explosion in a high-rise building on the night of June 22, Mayor Vitali Klitschko reported.

Four people were further injured in the incident, said to be a gas leak, he informed.

As reported earlier, 18 residents were evacuated from the damaged building, located in Kyiv's Dniprovskyi District. The city's authorities have identified two boarding schools for temporary accommodation of the building's residents.

While officials estimate that the explosion was caused by a gas leak, the mayor said that the exact cause is still being determined. The search and rescue operations are ongoing, Klitschko informed.

The explosion caused a fire to spread over an area of 250 square meters, head of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine Serhii Popko said, destroying four apartments and damaging six more.‌

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Martin Fornusek is an assistant editor at the Kyiv Independent. Until recently, Martin held the role of foreign affairs reporter specializing in international and regional politics, history, and disinformation. Based in Lviv, Martin often reports on international politics, focusing on developments related to Ukraine and Russia. His career in journalism began in 2021 after graduating from Masaryk University in Brno, Czechia, earning a Master's degree in Conflict and Democracy Studies. Martin has been invited to speak on Times Radio, France 24, Czech Television, and Radio Free Europe. He speaks English, Czech, and Ukrainian.

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