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On May 23, 2026, at approximately 3:30 p.m., a gas cylinder exploded in the Yakkatut mahalla of the Firdavsi district of Dushanbe, on the premises of Mazai Watani LLC, the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Tajikistan reported.
According to preliminary data, the enterprise is owned by entrepreneur Solehdzhon Khursandboevich Nazarov and is engaged in the sale of ice cream and dairy products.
The incident was reportedly caused by failure to comply with safety and fire safety regulations.
As a result of the explosion, citizen Nurov Abubakr Farkhodovich, born in 2008, a resident of the rural jamoat of Bakhor in the city of Vahdat, received serious bodily injuries.
It is noted that the deceased was a student at the College of Informatics and Computer Engineering in Dushanbe and worked as an assistant at a service center.
Despite the medical assistance provided, the young man died in the hospital.
A preliminary investigation is being conducted into this incident.
