Seventeen Casualties in Cafe Explosion in Siberia

World | February 26, 2004, Thursday // 00:00

An explosion apparently caused by a natural gas leak destroyed a cafe in southern Siberia on Thursday, killing at least 17people and wounding another 17, Russian officials said. The cafe in the southern Siberian city of Chita was destroyed in the blast and a five-story apartment building next to it suffered minor damage. Neglect of safety precautions has led to frequent gas explosions in Russian apartment buildings and cafes.

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