Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- In Bukhara (Bukhara region) on 4 February at 17:50, an explosion of a gas-air mixture occurred in an 8-storey building under construction. This was reported by the press service of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Uzbekistan.

According to the preliminary version, an outbreak of a gas-air mixture occurred on the third floor of a high-rise building, as a result of which three people received various bodily injuries.

“Information about the dead has not yet been received. At this moment, rescuers of the regional Department of the Ministry of Emergency Situations are working at the emergency site. As new information arrives, we will inform you on our official sources,” the Ministry of Emergency Situations said.