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Crane Crashes down onto Petrol Station in Sofia, Injuring Two People
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Two women have been injured when a crane crashed onto a petrol station in Sofia, the Ministry of the Interior said on Thursday.
The incident took place around 6.30 p.m. EEST (1530 GMT) at a petrol station on Nikola Vaptsarov Blvd in Lozenets district, in the southern part of the city.
The two women were taken to hospital, the ministry said in a statement.
No fuel was spilt during the incident, it added.
It was not immediately known what has caused the collapse of the crane which was operating at a construction site bordering the petrol station.
A third person has also been injured in the incident, according to Nova TV.
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