A gas station exploded in the area of the Tashkent International Airport at around 11:30 on Sunday, April 1, which was heard at a distance of more than five kilometers, Trend informs.
According to many witnesses, the second explosion was heard here a few minutes later, presumably in an underground gas tank.
At present, the scene is cordoned off, and movement to the direction of the airport and small ring road is blocked.
Services of fire prevention, ambulance, emergency situations ministry, road safety and other law enforcement agencies are on the scene.
There is no official comment on the explosion and its victims at present.
However, according to eyewitnesses, none of passers-by was injured, and there is no damage in buildings located near the gas station.
