A powerful explosion was reported on Tuesday morning at a fuel station in the Brryli area, leaving business employees injured and sending residents into the streets amid alarm over the risk of further escalation.
Workers injured after the explosion
According to initial information from the scene, the business’s employees were injured and received first aid after the ambulance arrived.
There is still no clear official version of the cause of the explosion, while the full circumstances of the incident remain unclear.
Heavy structural damage
The explosion heavily damaged the structure of the fuel station, as well as the one-story building where the employees were staying.
Images from the area point to a powerful impact on the facility, while it remains to be seen whether safety inspections for this activity were carried out in accordance with the rules.
One worker was trapped for several minutes
One of the employees, according to reports from the scene, remained trapped inside for several minutes.
It was the intervention of local residents that made it possible to pull him out before the flames spread further through the business premises.
Traffic blocked in the area, residents come outside
Police, ambulances and firefighters are at the scene, while authorities are working to prevent further danger.
Traffic in the area has been blocked, while alarmed residents have left their homes and gone out into the street amid fears of the flames spreading or of further explosions.
The incident has raised serious questions about safety standards in such activities, especially in densely populated areas.
So far, there has been no detailed announcement from institutions on the causes, the extent of the damage and specific responsibilities.