STA, 3 December 2019 - Six persons were injured, including four children, and 76 persons had to be evacuated following a gas explosion which took place close to a local road in Britof, north-east of Kranj on Tuesday afternoon.
The explosion occurred around 3pm in a sewage shaft, injuring two persons who were performing works there and four children who happened to be nearby, the Kranj Police Department said.
All six have received medical care, with the trauma specialist on duty at the UKC Ljubljana hospital telling the press that no one's life was in danger. One of the children has already been released.
A total of 76 persons from twenty nearby homes had to be evacuated and the road closed for traffic, but residents were allowed to return to their homes around 7pm.
According to the police, the explosion was caused by gas, which is suggested by measurements made by the firefighers at the scene.
The local gas pipeline, which runs close to the shaft where workers were doing works, has been closed.
