Razlog

Cylinders containing compressed natural gas (CNG) have exploded at a de-pressurisation station just outside the town of Razlog, in southwestern Bulgaria, causing a series of blasts and a major fire, authorities said.

The damaged section of the road to the mountain resort of Bansko will be repaired by end-November and the two-way traffic will be restored, according to Bulgaria's caretaker Regional Development Minister Ekaterina Zaharieva.

Five people, of which one fire fighter, were injured in a fire in Bulgaria's mountain resort Bansko on Wednesday night, reports BGNES. 

The fire started from an exploded gas bottle which set alight a coal shed and the house right next to it. 

Two cars, parked in front of the house also burned down. 

12 children have been hospitalized with food poisoning symptoms in the southwestern town of Razlog.

The director of the infectious diseases department of the local hospital informed that all children were in stable condition.

The children, aged 8-9, were on a trip to Bansko, according to reports of Darik radio.

Bulgartransgaz has received EU funding from the the Kozloduy International Decommissioning Support Fund (KIDSF) for the construction of 3 gas pipelines.