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Explosion hits Istanbul for the third time in a week

According to the DHA news agency, an explosion occurred in Istanbul in the Fatih district last night – the third in a week. According to local authorities, household gas exploded. As a result, 10 people were injured.

It is known that gas workers in this place worked on the gas pipeline. There was a gas leak, which led to an explosion and fire. The fire spread to the first floor of a three-story building.

Firefighters, paramedics, and police arrived on the scene. The explosion injured 10 people, they were hospitalized. Three employees of the gas service were among the wounded.

Recall, last Sunday, a terrorist attack occurred on Istiklal Street, which claimed the lives of three people, and 81 people were injured. Then, on November 16, a car exploded in the Fatih area due to a malfunction and a fire broke out.

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