Six killed in restaurant when gas heater exploded just before closing
Six killed in restaurant when gas heater exploded just before closing
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Six people died and eight were injured when a gas cylinder exploded at a restaurant in Czechia. The U Kojota restaurant was about to close after Saturday night service when a propane-butane heater fell over and blew up in the northwest city of Most. ‘Flames were shooting out of the windows, and there were injured people on the street’, fire service spokesperson Petr Pelikus said. ‘The entire area was on fire.’.
![[epa11819900 Firefighters and security forces check the scene of the burnt restaurant damaged by a propane-butane cylinder explosion in Most, Czech Republic, 12 January 2025. According to the police, six people died, and another eight people are injured. EPA/MARTIN DIVISEK]](https://metro.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/SEI_235735447-dcd2.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=646)
Surrounding apartment buildings were forced to evacuate and survivors were rescued from the blaze. One of them was trapped in the restaurant’s toilet before firefighters got him out alive. Around 20 guests had been inside the restaurant at the time. Six people died, while eight were injured.
![[Mandatory Credit: Photo by Action Press/Shutterstock (15097280x) Six people died in a severe explosion in a Czech restaurant. Dozens of people were injured. On Sunday, the extent of the Y is still visible. The restaurant has been completely shredded. The fire brigades from Most and the surrounding area are still on site and secure the building. The explosion was so severe that winds were ripped out S. Statiker YberprYfen is currently checking the condition of the GebSude. A patient tent was used to provide medical care for the injured. The explosion occurred when a radiant heater fell on a propane gas bottle. The restaurant caught fire immediately after the explosion. The flames spread unusually fast. The emergency call was received at the control center shortly after 2317. The fire brigade was on the scene quickly Severe Explosion in Czech restaurant, Ausig, Czech Republic - 12 Jan 2025]](https://metro.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/SEI_235785495-acb8.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=646)
They were in taken to hospital, in critical condition, where they underwent surgery. One remains in intensive care with moderately severe burns. Marek Hrvol, mayor of Most, a city of 64,000 people 63 miles north of Prague, said: ‘For the city of Most, this is an enormously tragic event that will unfortunately go down in black history.
‘I can of course express my deep and sincere condolences to all the survivors, I am very sorry, and on the other hand I have to thank all the rescue services, because I was directly involved in the intervention at night and I have to say that it was excellently coordinated.
‘Everyone did everything to save as many lives as possible.’. It took around 60 firefighters more than an hour to get the fire under control by 1am. A fire service spokesperson said: ‘According to preliminary information, which is testimony directly from the scene, the fire actually started in an annex that served as a kind of garden restaurant.
