Two persons injured by explosion of house in Baku

Today, an explosion occurred in a dwelling house located in the Binagadi District of Baku, where two tenants suffered burns and were taken to hospital, said a spokesman for the Azerbaijan's Ministry for Emergencies (MfE).

The incident occurred in the kitchen on the ground floor of a private five-room two-storey house of the total area of 160 square meters.

The kitchen lost its doors and windows; and its plastic ceiling got melted, the "1news.az" reports.

According to a preliminary version, a gas leak had caused the blast, the APA quotes its MfE source.