Woman Dies, 2 Injured in Sofia Blast



According to authorities the deadly blast that killed a woman and injured two other was caused by flammable liquids that the victim poured in a drainage shaft. Photo by Yuliana Nikolova (Sofia Photo Agency) According to authorities the deadly blast that killed a woman and injured two other was caused by flammable liquids that the victim poured in a drainage shaft. Photo by Yuliana Nikolova (Sofia Photo Agency)

A woman died while her husband and another woman were seriously injured in a deadly explosion in Sofia's Hadzhi Dimitar district on Friday.



Police reported that the victim is biology teacher Lydia Tsekova, whose head was ripped off in the blast.



Tzekova's husband Georgi and Nadezhda Lyubenova, who was a friend of the two, are in hospital. Both suffered serious burns and doctors reported Lyubenova is in coma.



According to authorities, the blast occurred after Tsekova started pouring bottles of flammable liquids in a drainage shaft near a school in the neighbourhood.



Police have cordoned off the area and investigation has been launched on the case.

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