On Monday, January 23, a powerful explosion rang out in a high-rise building in Khmelnytskyi on Lvivske Shosse Street.

A 24-year-old man and a 51-year-old woman died at the scene of the tragedy. 

This was reported in the National Police of the Khmelnytsky region. 

The explosion occurred in an apartment on the 8th floor of a residential building at 11:00 a.m.

The body of a 24-year-old man, a native of the Shepetiv district of Khmelnytskyi region, was found at the scene of the tragedy.

A 51-year-old local woman was also found there.

The woman's condition was serious, she died during the provision of medical assistance. 

Photo: GU of the National Police in Khmelnytskyi region

According to preliminary data, the explosion was caused by an RGD-5 grenade.

Its wreckage was found at the scene of the tragedy.

The police are establishing the circumstances of the tragedy. 

Photo: GU of the National Police in Khmelnytskyi region

According to the story of TSN.19:30, a 24-year-old guy rented an apartment from a 51-year-old woman.

They worked together at the Khmelnytskyi sewing enterprise.

Law enforcement officers are investigating how the grenade ended up in the apartment. 

We will remind, in Brovary near Kyiv, a gas cylinder exploded in an apartment on the second floor of a 9-story building.

As a result, the windows and doors of the apartment were damaged.

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