A gas cylinder explosion rocked a block of flats in the “Vazrazhdane“ district of Ruse. The incident occurred around 11 a.m. in an apartment on the eighth floor, where an elderly family lives, bTV reported.
The bottle, which was not full, was on the kitchen balcony. The explosion broke windows and scattered glass around.
A fire also broke out, setting plastic chairs ablaze near the gas cylinder.
Fortunately, the son of the elderly couple arrived at that moment and was able to react and extinguish the flames.
Police, fire and ambulance teams were dispatched to the scene.
The elderly man, who according to the house manager is about 90 years old, was taken to hospital with minor burns to his body, but not life-threatening.