Maternity hospital explodes in southern Kazakhstan

In the Kazakh city of Shymkent, located in the south of the country, on May 21, an explosion occurred in the area of ​​maternity hospital No. 1, the police department informs.

An oxygen tank exploded in an interhospital pharmacy, killing a caretaker. The pharmacy building was completely destroyed, and a five-story building standing nearby was damaged.

The fire that broke out after the explosion was completely localized, TASS reports.