Natural gas explosion in Bandırma: 6 injured

An explosion caused by natural gas occurred in the flat on the 1st floor of a 4-storey building in Bandırma district of Balıkesir. In the fire that broke out after the explosion, 2 flats became unusable and 6 people were injured.

According to DHA, Hasan Çelikalp, who lives in the apartment on the 1st floor of the 4-storey apartment building, allegedly suspected a natural gas leak when he entered the kitchen to prepare breakfast around 06:00.

The explosion occurred when Çelikalp lit a kitchen cylinder instead of a stove to brew tea. As a fire broke out with the explosion, the residents of the building ran out in panic.

While Hasan Çelikalp and 5 people in the house and the apartment on the upper floor were injured, the fire was extinguished by the fire crews dispatched to the area upon notice.

While 2 flats became unusable, it was learned that Hasan Çelikalp, one of the injured people who was taken to Bandırma Training and Research Hospital for treatment by the medical teams dispatched to the scene, had burns on his body and his condition remained serious.