During construction and repair work, a pipe on the central gas pipeline of Burgas burst.
This necessitated an emergency evacuation of the employees and customers of the Central Market, as well as the offices and shops in the area.
The pipe was hit by an excavator.
Within 5 minutes after the alarm was given, a fire brigade team arrived at the scene, and the gas supply was stopped.
With the assistance of the construction company responsible for what happened, the accident was rectified. There are no reports of casualties in the incident, reports Nova TV.