Muscat: One person died and another injured when a cooking gas cylinder exploded at a restaurant in Ibri in Al Dhahira region, the Public Authority for Civil Defence and Ambulance (PACDA) reported on Tuesday.
Preliminary investigations suggested a cooking gas exploded, setting off a fire and causing part of the building to collapse.
“PACDA has called-on everyone to comply with the rules and safely store the gas cylinders as per the requirement set by the authorities,” PACDA said.
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This is the second fire incident in less than a week. On Monday, several shops were gutted in fire in Barka.
This is a developing story.
