5 December, Vitebsk / Diana Kurilo - BELTA/. Gas-air mixture explosions occurred twice in the Vitebsk region over the past day, Marina Fando, press secretary of the Vitebsk Regional Department of the Ministry of Emergency Situations, told a BELTA correspondent. In the Dubrovno district, in the village of Rossasno, a gas cylinder explosion occurred. As it turned out, the owner of the house, a pensioner, was independently replacing a 50-liter gas cylinder. He tried to check the tightness of the connection using lit matches. As a result, a flash of gas-air mixture occurred without subsequent combustion. The man received second-degree burns to his face and hands and was hospitalized. As reported, a house fire occurred in the village of Volkolahta, Dokshytsy district, as a result of a gas-air mixture explosion. Rescuers from the Ministry of Emergency Situations rescued the owner of the house from under the rubble. The man received second-third degree burns to his head and hands, and is currently in the hospital. As a result of the explosion, the ceiling collapsed and 50% of the roof area was destroyed. The cause of the explosion is being established. Over the past weekend, four people died in fires in the Vitebsk region, and four more were rescued. In most cases, the cause of the fires was careless handling of fire. -0-

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