Two blast casualties sent to Minsk hospitals

Let us remind you, yesterday there occurred a blast in the military settlement in the village of Malinauka, Lahoisk district. As a result of the blast, a central entrance of the three-storeyed building crashed down, about 7 apartments were demolished. 

Head of the press-center of the Belarusian Ministry of Emergency Situations Vital Navitski has told the following to Euroradio:


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"Two people are in Minsk hospitals, one person is in Lahoisk district hospital. The doctors let one lady go home for ambulatory treatment after they had rendered her the necessary medical assistance. Medical hepl was also provided to 10 more inhabitants of the house... After the search operation the rescuers found a man's body under the rubbles... The reasons for the blast are being detected by the special commission, the members of which will continue their work today. 31 technical units and 119 rescuers were involved into the process of liquidation of this emergency situation".