Two More Bodies Removed from under Rubble in Ganja (Updated)

Baku / 20.11.18 / Turan: According to the information at 11:30, the bodies of two more dead were removed from under the rubble of the exploded residential building in Ganja. They are Nigyar Tagiyeva born in 1971 and Huseyn Heydarov born in 1994.

Thus, the death toll in the explosion in the 4-storey residential building reached 3 people, and another injured was hospitalized.

Emergencies Minister Kamaleddin Heydarov, who manages the rescue missions, has arrived at the site of the explosion. -02D-

Explosion of Residential Building in Ganja, Casualties

Baku / 20.11.18 / Turan: An explosion occurred early in a residential building in Ganja early in the morning on Tuesday. According to the Ministry of Emergency (MOE), the explosion was caused by a gas leak. As a result, a whole block of a four-storey building consisting of three blocks collapsed, the local TV channel Kapaz TV reports.

Rescuers of the MOE work among the debris, from under which they take the victims According to the same source, a body has been found. This is Juma Jumazadeh born in 1994. Also, 21-year-old Orkhan Mammadli was saved from under the rubble.

The MOE sent additional brigades of rescuers and cynologists from Baku to search for and rescue residents of the collapsed building from under the rubble, the MOE said. -02D-