Blast in hospital in Ukraine's Chernivtsi kills one person

A blast in a hospital in Ukraine's Chernivtsi killed one person and injured another one on Saturday, Ukraine's emergency service said, adding that over 20 people were evacuated after the incident.

   Blast in hospital in Ukraine's Chernivtsi kills one person
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Kiev [Ukraine], February 27 (ANI/Sputnik): A blast in a hospital in Ukraine's Chernivtsi killed one person and injured another one on Saturday, Ukraine's emergency service said, adding that over 20 people were evacuated after the incident.

"In a ward on the second floor of the five-story building of the City Clinical Hospital No. 1, an oxygen pipe exploded. At 13.30 [11:30 GMT] the fire was extinguished. As a result of this incident, one person died and one person was injured. 20 people were evacuated," the service said. (ANI/Sputnik)

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