Dominican Republic explosion
Firefighters work to extinguish a fire after an explosion in a commercial establishment in San Cristobal, Dominican Republic, on August 14, 2023. – At least three people, including a baby, were killed and 39 injured, several of them seriously, in an explosion at a shop in the Dominican Republic’s San Cristobal province, authorities announced on August 14. “We have three dead, 33 people have been admitted to public hospitals and six others to private clinics,” Joel Santos, Minister of the Presidency of this Caribbean island, told reporters. (Photo by AFP stringer / AFP)

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Ten killed in shop explosion in Dominican Republic

Ten people have died after a shop in the Dominican Republic exploded, with 11 still missing and 37 people injured, said President Luis Abinader.

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15-08-23 19:59
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Dominican Republic explosion
Firefighters work to extinguish a fire after an explosion in a commercial establishment in San Cristobal, Dominican Republic, on August 14, 2023. – At least three people, including a baby, were killed and 39 injured, several of them seriously, in an explosion at a shop in the Dominican Republic’s San Cristobal province, authorities announced on August 14. “We have three dead, 33 people have been admitted to public hospitals and six others to private clinics,” Joel Santos, Minister of the Presidency of this Caribbean island, told reporters. (Photo by AFP stringer / AFP)

Ten people have died after a shop in the Dominican Republic exploded, with 11 still missing and 37 people injured, President Luis Abinader said Tuesday.

The explosion on Monday shook the commercial area of San Cristobal, less than 30 kilometers (18 miles) from the capital Santo Domingo, sparking a fire and a massive column of smoke.

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Abinader visited the site, sending condolences to the relatives of “the ten people, men, women, and children, reported dead.”

“We are doing all that is humanly possible … to investigate the situation of 11 missing. There are around 37 people hospitalized,” he said.

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Authorities said Monday that a four-month-old baby was among the deceased.

The cause of the explosion has not been revealed.

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