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At least five people were killed and more than half a dozen others were hospitalized, some in critical condition, after an explosion that took place at a gas station in the Ukrainian town of Pereiaslav-Khmelnytskyi, located about 95 km (59 miles) south of the nation’s capital Kiev on Tuesday morning.

The terrifying moment of the blast was caught on film when a car fitted with a dashboard camera pulled over, just before the freeway exit. In the dramatic footage, we see people rushing in to help the injured.

Media reports from Ukraine said that state investigators at the scene blamed the accident on “improper conception” of the gas station and the fact that it did not meet current safety codes.

By John Halas

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