Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- Two people died in a residential building in Kibray district of Tashkent region due to an explosion of a gas-air mixture. This was reported by the press service of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Uzbekistan.

According to the ministry, the explosion took place on 21 November at about 19:16. As a result of the explosion, part of the house collapsed. The walls and ceiling were deformed.

Rescuers during search and rescue operations found the owner of the house and the body of his son from the rubble. The father was hospitalized in critical condition, despite the efforts of doctors, he died at 20:45.

The Ministry of Emergency Situations notes that the explosion occurred as a result of a leak of natural gas from an underground gas pipeline that runs under the house.

Rescuers are working at the scene of the incident. Law enforcement agencies are investigating.