A powerful explosion and fire broke out in the city of Lubny, Poltava region. This was reported by former lawmaker Ihor Mosiychuk.
The exact cause of the explosion remains unknown. According to Mosiychuk, either a gas filling station or a section of the Lubnygaz gas pipeline could have exploded.
“Just now, in my native Lubny in Poltava region, an explosion of enormous force went off, and the roar is still going on. The explosion was so powerful that windows rattled in neighbouring villages. A fire is visible”, Mosiychuk reported.
According to TSN, the explosion occurred near the village of Kalaidyntsi on the main gas pipeline. All available emergency services have been put on duty.
At the end of last year, a railway carriage of Ukrzaliznytsia burned down completely in Poltava region. Rescuers found the bodies of two people inside it.