A series of powerful blasts rang out in the Uzbek city of Samarkand late Thursday as eight train wagons of liquefied natural gas accidentally ignited, emergency officials said.
"The incident occurred on Thursday night during the discharging of liquefied gas by a private firm that had violated fire safety regulations," a city emergency situations official told AFP by telephone.
Two people were taken to hospital with injuries and the fire was fully extinguished, the official said. An investigation was underway.