One dead and 12 wounded in an explosion at a petrol station in Turkey

One dead and 12 wounded in an explosion at a petrol station in Turkey

One person died and another 12 were injured Monday in southeastern Turkey, following a powerful explosion at a petrol station which was caused by a gas leak, said an official source.Of television images showed several destroyed buildings, vehicles on fire and rescue teams carrying wounded from the blast site in Karakopru city in the province of Sanliurfa."Initial findings of the fire and technical teams, this is not a terrorist act, but a gas leak. A large LPG tank is in this place," said the governor of Sanliurfa, Nuri Okutan for TV channel NTV."Twelve people were injured, two of which are in serious condition with burns. There was dead," he added.