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Explosion in liquid gas station in Azerbaijani Agstafa region kills one - UPDATED

Explosion in liquid gas station in Azerbaijani Agstafa region kills one - <font color=#FF0000>UPDATED</font>

29 August 2007 13:14 (UTC +04:00)

Doctors could help save life of 51-year old Afina Mahmudova who was hospitalized with serious injuries. Other injured Tamella Gasimova and Seymur Ashurov are still in critical condition.
Agstafa region central hospital told APAâ€™s western bureau that the injured Shalala Musayeva is in critical condition. The other injured â€“ Kamran Mikayilov, Rahim Karimov and Javahir Musayeva feel normal.
Explosion occurred in liquid gas station near central hospital in western Azerbaijani region of Agstafa today at about 10:30 a.m. Eight persons were injured in the explosion.
APAâ€™s local bureau quotes Ramiz Tatarov, deputy head of executive power the blast occurred when filling a small gas bag at the station.
The injured were taken to Agstafa region central hospital and Gazakh region hospital. The executive power official Tatarov also said that violation of safety rules is supposed to be the cause.
The region police department is investigating the case. /APA/