2008 Yevpatoria gas explosion

March 2024 2008 Yevpatoria gas explosion 250px 24 December 2008 Yevpatoria, Crimea, Ukraine The apartment block after the explosion Gas explosion 27 5 45.194502 33.349487 title The 2008 Yevpatoria gas explosion took place on December 24, 2008, with an explosion in an apartment block in Yevpatoria, a Ukrainian Black Sea resort town. Within hours, the death toll stood at 22 with 10 missing.http://news.nabou.com/cgi-bin/newsframe/437892yks4328903Dnabou2BInews421789994asgw3798etys6787/18A8047A97056E4D9B2CDA039BFF5E58backheadline3DHow2Bdo2BI2Bcut2Ba2Boout3Fnews26o3D0/FrameIt.cgi?Url=http%3A%2F%2Fc.moreover.com%2Fclick%2Fhere.pl%3Fr1746091356n news.nabou 2019-04-09 https://web.archive.org/web/20171114202838/http://news.nabou.com/cgi-bin/newsframe/437892yks4328903Dnabou2BInews421789994asgw3798etys6787/18A8047A97056E4D9B2CDA039BFF5E58backheadline3DHow2Bdo2BI2Bcut2Ba2Boout3Fnews26o3D0/FrameIt.cgi?Url=http%3A%2F%2Fc.moreover.com%2Fclick%2Fhere.pl%3Fr1746091356n 2017-11-14 dead On December 26 the total number of deaths was 27 people. President Viktor Yushchenko declared December 26 to be a day of national mourning.Death toll of Crimean blast reaches 27, says Emergencies Ministry https://web.archive.org/web/20081229010006/http://www.interfax.com.ua/eng/main/3910/ 2008-12-29 , Interfax-Ukraine (December 26, 2008)Friday Declared Mourning Day In Ukraine For Victims Of Yevpatoria Gas Explosion https://archive.today/20120913213556/http://www.ukranews.com/eng/article/171480.html 2012-09-13 , Ukrainian News Agency (December 26, 2008)27 dead after Ukrainian apartment blast, CNN (December 26, 2008) Government reaction On 27 December 2008 the Ukrainian Cabinet of Ministers ordered the central government agencies and the Yevpatoria administration to provide the victims of the blast and the families of those killed with new housing and all financial compensations they are entitled to by January 1, 2009. The Education and Science Ministry has been instructed to make sure that the children from the families who suffered from the incident be provided with free school instruction. The government also ordered that tougher control measures be taken in the gas supply industry to prevent further accidents.Ukrainian Cabinet issues instructions to deal with Yevpatoria apartment block blast aftermath, Interfax-Ukraine (27 December 2008) Gas explosions trend A similar gas explosion in Dnipropetrovsk in October 2007, killed 23 victims.Ukraine mourns Crimea blast dead, BBC News (December 26, 2008) Gas explosions in crumbling apartment buildings are often caused by improper use or a poorly maintained infrastructure.Ukraine gas explosion toll rises, BBC News (19 October 2007) They are common occurrences in former Soviet states, particularly in the winter, when residents use more heating. References External links News related to this article Apartment gas blast in Yevpatoria, Ukraine photo-report, UNIAN У Криму вшанували загиблих під час трагедії в Євпаторії рік тому [Crimea commemorates those who died during the tragedy in Yevpatoria a year ago] – Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty Category:2008 explosions Category:2008 industrial disasters Category:History of Yevpatoria Category:Building and structure collapses in 2008 Category:Gas explosions in Ukraine Category:December 2008 in Ukraine Category:Building and structure collapses caused by fire Category:2008 disasters in Ukraine