Tragedy in Belgium: eight teenagers injured, two of them seriously, after explosion in a house

Eight teenagers between 14 and 20 years old were injured, two of them seriously, after the gas cylinder explosion propane this Friday night inside a house in the Belgian city of Lokeren (In the region of Flanders), according to several local media outlets this Saturday.

The news agency Belgian He detailed that the injured young people were handling propane gas in the attic of the house and, according to the East Flanders Public Prosecutor’s OfficeO deflagration It was caused by an accident whose exact causes are now being investigated.

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The two injured serious suffer burns third degree and his vital prognosis still remains uncertain, reported the public ministry.

Both the two seriously injured and the other six slightly injured were transferred to several hospitals and medical centers specializing in burns spread across the region of FlandersNorth of Belgium.

According to Flemish public radio and television VRT NWSthe injured teenagers were friends who gathered in the attic of the house where the explosion occurred, and which caused great commotion in the neighborhood, located in a residential area on the outskirts of the city of Lokeren.

The mother of one of the teenagers was also in the lower part of the house at the time of the explosion, but did not suffer injurys, detailed the same chain VRT NWS.

The house was declared uninhabitable due to the deflagration and the fire that occurred later.

The propane gas that caused the explosion is used, among other things, as fuel for kitchen fires and as a source of energy for boilers, barbecues and portable stoves.

Source: Elcomercio

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