Five people were killed and 26 others injured, after two gas cylinders exploded in Russia's Chechnya, local media reported Monday.The explosion occurred at a construction site in the Bashin-Kali village of the region, TASS news agency reported.The regional investigative committee has launched a criminal investigation into the incident on violation of safety rules during construction and other works, the report said.Source: Ghana News Agency
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