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According to preliminary data, an oxygen cylinder exploded in a hospital in Chernivtsi, one person died, one received burns, a law enforcement source has told Interfax Ukraine.

“According to preliminary data, one person died and one suffered burns as a result of an explosion in a hospital in Chernivtsi. The fire was promptly extinguished,” the source said.

He added that according to preliminary information, most likely an explosion of an oxygen cylinder occurred.