Explosion at Lerik broiler factory triggered by gas leak - UPDATED

Explosion at Lerik broiler factory triggered by gas leak - <span style="color: red;">UPDATED
# 27 July 2017 13:25 (UTC +04:00)

The explosion that killed one person and wounded two others in Lerik on Thursday was caused by a gas leak, law enforcement agencies told APA.

The explosion did not cause any destruction.

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13:24

The names of the people who have been killed and wounded in today's explosion at a Broiler factory in Azerbaijan’s Lerik have been revealed.


Valeh Oruc oglu Mammadov (1982), a resident of Lerik’s Piran village, died as a consenquence of the explosion at a Broiler factory, APA’s South bureau said.


Mehman Agamir oglu Aliyev (1978), and Akif Oruc oglu Aslanov (1975) have sustained wounds in the explosion.

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12:23

Two people have been injured in an explosion at a Broiler factory in Azerbaijan’s Lerik, Lerik district central hospital said in a statement to APA.

Three first aid ambulances are at the scene.

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