In Aktobe, the head of a gas filling station has been convicted in connection with an explosion at the station that killed three people. This was reported by Qazaqyia.kz citing Sputnik Kazakhstan.
This was reported by the court of the Aktobe region. The criminal case was heard in city court No. 2.
The charge
The defendant was charged under Part 3 of Article 281 of the Criminal Code, namely for violating safety rules at explosion-hazardous facilities, which through negligence caused the death of two or more people.
According to the court, the head of the auto gas filling station violated fire safety requirements and safety requirements for gas supply system facilities.
Safety violations
He hired a filler-operator without the proper documents and did not verify that the employee had completed the required training.
In addition, he did not conduct fire and explosion safety instruction for the employee and did not provide special clothing and personal protective equipment.
According to the investigation materials, the station chief, knowing that it was prohibited that day, allowed the filling of a household gas cylinder with liquefied petroleum gas next to a car in which passengers were sitting.
Due to the violation of safety requirements, the cylinder exploded.
The dead and injured
"As a result of the fire, the victim's spouse and two minor children died, and another victim suffered serious harm, with 40-45% of the body affected by burns," the regional court reported.
At the court hearing, the accused partially admitted guilt.
And the victim stated that he forgives him and will not file a claim.
The court's verdict
By the court's verdict, the station chief was sentenced to four years of imprisonment.
He was also banned from holding leadership positions at explosion-hazardous facilities for a period of three years.
The court verdict has not yet entered into legal force.
Recall that the tragic incident occurred in June of this year.
A car caught fire at the gas filling station, and three people died.