Incident

Incident

Blast destroyed three-room house in Binagadi district of Azerbaijanâ€™s capital - PHOTOSESSION

Blast destroyed three-room house in Binagadi district of Azerbaijanâ€™s capital - <font color=red>PHOTOSESSION</font>

08 January 2009 10:29 (UTC +04:00)

APAâ€™s correspondent at the site reports that one-storey, three-room house has been completely destroyed. Witnesses say the officers of the Ministry of Emergency Situations and law-enforcement bodies arrived at the site after the blast.

Witnesses say gas leak in the gas stove caused the blast. The family reportedly did not turn off the gas in the evening. At night the gas supply was cut off and was restored later. The blast occurred when the residents turned on the light. Five people under wreckage were injured. All were taken out of the debris.

The 4th police department of Binagadi district police office told APA that Mikayil Huseynov, 57, his wife Zarifa Huseynova, 56, his daughter Elnara Huseynova, 30, Huseynovâ€™s son-in-law Ziya Hasanzadeh, 31, and Hasanzadehâ€™s wife Laman Hasanzadeh were injured.

Ziya Hasanzadeh was taken to the resuscitation department of Clinic Medical Center. The center told APA that he is in critical condition.

Mikayil Huseynov and his wife were taken to the burns unit of Hospital #5, the other two were slightly injured and discharged after receiving medical aid.