{"id":7490,"date":"2017-09-23T09:40:56","date_gmt":"2017-09-23T09:40:56","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2017-09-23T09:40:56","modified_gmt":"2017-09-23T09:40:56","slug":"man-thrown-out-of-building-due-to-gas-leak-explosion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/dubai\/en\/news\/man-thrown-out-of-building-due-to-gas-leak-explosion\/","title":{"rendered":"A Man Was Hurled Out Of His Sharjah Apartment When A Gas Pipe Exploded In His Kitchen"},"content":{"rendered":"
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An Asian man was literally hurled out of his first-floor apartment due to a powerful explosion caused by a suspected cylinder gas leak. The incident happened on Friday morning in Sharjah’s Industrial Area 10.\u00a0<\/p>\n
According to Sharjah’s Civil Defence team, the 50-year-old man suffered moderate injuries and is now undergoing treatment in the hospital.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The heavy gas leak that triggered the blast not only\u00a0shattered the windows of the building but also damaged other apartments and vehicles parked nearby.\u00a0<\/p>\n
More than 70 tenants were evacuated from the building by the rescue workers<\/h3>\n
The police and Civil Defence Team reached the site within minutes of getting the call at 7.10 am in the morning of Friday. They immediately rushed the man to Al Kuwaiti hospital where he is currently being treated for his injuries.\u00a0<\/p>\n