(Forelines) – Six people lost their lives in a restaurant fire caused by a propane-butane cylinder explosion in the northwest Czech city of Most, according to emergency services on Sunday, quoted by Reuters.
Eight people were injured in a powerful explosion late Saturday evening, prompting the evacuation of 30 individuals from a restaurant and nearby buildings, according to the Czech fire rescue service on the social media platform X.
“According to initial information from witnesses, a heater overturned, causing a fire,” the fire brigade stated, as per Reuters..
According to Reuters report, the fire brigade stated that they rescued a severely injured restaurant guest who had been trapped in a bathroom.
Czech Radio confirms approx 20 guests were in the restaurant at the time of the explosion.