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.
