8 people killed, 20 injured in explosion at gas station in Dagestan

WORLD, Aug 15 (YPA) – At least eight people were killed and twenty others injured in an explosion at a gas station in Makhachkala, the capital of the Russian Republic of Dagestan, Russia Today (RT) agency reported.

According to RT, the blast occurred in the regional capital Makhachkala, which sits on the coast of the Caspian Sea, at 21:40 local time (18:40 GMT).

It added that the fire spread over an area of approximately 600 square metres (6,450 sq ft) and that there was a danger of further explosions

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