Two people were injured when a gas-air mixture exploded in a cafe on the ground floor of a five-story residential building in Aktobe, according to the website infohub.kz. Medics describe their condition as stable, with no threat to life.
The Aktobe Region Health Department said an emergency call about the incident at the catering facility came in to the ambulance service at 10:28 on November 13, 2026. Two ambulance crews reached the scene within one minute.
The injured were taken to City Multidisciplinary Hospital No. 1, where they are receiving all necessary medical care.
Earlier reports said the gas-air mixture exploded at 10:28 on November 13 in a cafe located on the ground floor of a five-story residential building at 14/1 Täuelsızdık Avenue in Aktobe. The blast caused an annex to the establishment to collapse, after which a fire broke out. The shockwave also damaged window structures in the residential building. Two people were injured and taken to hospital.