Six people died and 14 were injured in a gas explosion in a car accident in Ulaanbaatar, the capital of Mongolia, today.
According to Mongolia's National Disaster Management Agency, a vehicle carrying 60 tons of liquefied natural gas collided with a car and exploded this morning. “According to preliminary results, three people died in the fire,” the agency reported on its website, adding that three firefighters who responded to the scene were also killed, while the 14 injured received medical treatment, including ten for reported injuries Burns. In addition, one child was saved due to initial poisoning. Rescue teams responded to the scene and extinguished the flames, according to images shared by the same agency.
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