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| 16 injured after gas station fire triggers powerful explosions with mushroom clouds in Siberia’s largest city (VIDEOS) | |
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| A large fire has erupted at a gas station in the Siberian city of Novosibirsk, Russia. The massive blasts triggered by the blaze were caught on film. | A large fire has erupted at a gas station in the Siberian city of Novosibirsk, Russia. The massive blasts triggered by the blaze were caught on film. |
| Bystanders and residents of multi-story apartment buildings filmed powerful mushroom-shaped explosions near a busy road. | Bystanders and residents of multi-story apartment buildings filmed powerful mushroom-shaped explosions near a busy road. |
| Russian media cited emergency services saying that 16 people were hurt. Officials previously told TASS news agency that four employees and two firefighters were injured when fuel tanks detonated. | |
| Emergency officials separately told RIA Novosti that four people were hospitalized with burns. | Emergency officials separately told RIA Novosti that four people were hospitalized with burns. |
| Authorities have closed the road near the blaze, warning drivers to stay away from the area. | Authorities have closed the road near the blaze, warning drivers to stay away from the area. |
| The gas station’s operator told TASS that the blaze began when a vehicle was refueling at one of the pumps. He added that a cargo truck and a fuel truck had been destroyed. | The gas station’s operator told TASS that the blaze began when a vehicle was refueling at one of the pumps. He added that a cargo truck and a fuel truck had been destroyed. |
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