Pristina (Kosovo): 44 people were injured in a blast in a 10-liter liquid gas tank in a restaurant on Tuesday in South Kosovo. Police and health officials gave this information.
Police said the blast took place at a restaurant in Pherijaz around 2pm. The place is 40 kilometers to the south of Pristina, the capital of Kosovo. The explosion occurred in a 10-liter gas tank, which damaged the restaurant building. Apart from this, a shop and vehicles standing there have also been damaged.
Locals drove the injured out of the building with the help of firemen and soldiers. According to a doctor of a hospital, the condition of eight of the injured is critical, while police spokesman Kazim Reka said that the condition of two people is very serious. So far more than a dozen injured have been taken to the hospital.
However, it is not yet clear why there was such a large number of people in the restaurant when there is a ban on the gathering of more than five people in the wake of Covid-19.
