BATMAN - Two people died and 20 others were injured in an explosion in an apartment in southeastern province of Batman, Governor Efkan Ala said on Monday on Monday.
Ala said that the boiler of central heating unit in an apartment exploded. ''According to preliminary information, two people died and 20 others were injured in explosion. However, the number of casualties can increase,'' he noted.
Sources said that fire-fighting teams took under control the fire that started after explosion.
(EÖ-AÖ) 03.05.2004