3 Children Killed in Gas Tank Explosion in North Macedonia

3 Children Killed in Gas Tank Explosion in North Macedonia
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SKOPJE, North Macedonia—Three children were killed and seven other members of the same family were seriously injured when a gas tank for cooking exploded in their home Sunday in northern Macedonia, authorities said.

Police said that the three children, an 8-year-old boy, and girls ages 9 and 11, died instantly when the gas tank exploded in the living room of a family house in the village of Romanovce. Firefighters later extinguished the blaze.