The cause of the explosion in a multi-story building in Gomel has been named
The cause of the explosion in the apartment building on Kosarava Street in Gomel was announced by the head of the Investigative Committee of the Gomel Region, Maksim Spryntsyn, reports BelTA.

As reported, the emergency in the ten-story building on Kosareva Street in Gomel occurred on December 17. The preliminary cause was named as a flash of a gas-air mixture in an apartment on the seventh floor. As a result, the floor slabs of the apartments collapsed. Residents were promptly evacuated.
«The epicenter of the explosion was the kitchen of apartment number 107. The explosion was preceded by a fire that originated in a kitchen cabinet next to the gas stove,» explained the head of the Investigative Committee.
It was later revealed that a woman had died. Her body was found during the dismantling of building structures.
Residents of the affected entrance were relocated.
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