Kitchen gas cylinder explodes in Mardin apartment, leaving two injured

A fire broke out in a fourth-floor apartment in Mardin, Turkey, on Tuesday evening after a kitchen gas cylinder exploded. The incident occurred around 7:30 PM in the Selahaddin Eyyubi neighborhood.

Two residents, İ.Ç. and F.Ç., sustained injuries to various parts of their bodies while trying to move the burning cylinder from the kitchen to the balcony. Emergency services, including firefighters, medical teams, and police, were dispatched to the scene.

Firefighters managed to contain and extinguish the fire before it could spread to other parts of the apartment or the building. The injured individuals received initial medical attention from paramedics before being transported by ambulance to Nusaybin State Hospital. Due to the lack of a specialized burn unit at Nusaybin State Hospital, İ.Ç. was later transferred by ambulance to a hospital in Diyarbakır for further treatment.

The apartment sustained damage as a result of the fire, and an investigation into the cause of the explosion has been initiated.