At least 18 people
were taken to hospital following the incident, according to the medics.
MOSCOW, October 17.
/TASS/. An explosion rocked a polytechnic college in Kerch, in the east of
Crimea, on Wednesday, leaving a number of people dead and injured, a source in
the local emergency services told TASS.
"The blast
occurred this afternoon. There are deaths and injuries. Emergency services are
heading to the accident scene," the source said.
The explosion
occurred at one of the premises and several claps were heard.
A source in the local
law enforcement agencies said the blast left some people dead and "scores
of those injured."
Doctors, rescuers,
firefighters and police are working at the scene. Many ambulance cars have
arrived from the college to a city hospital.
According to
preliminary information, a gas cylinder has exploded in a polytechnic college
in Kerch, a law enforcement source told TASS.
"According to
preliminary information, a gas cylinder has exploded," the source said.
Source: ITAR-TASS
17-10-2018
