{"id":20441,"date":"2021-09-16T20:20:18","date_gmt":"2021-09-16T18:20:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/?p=20441"},"modified":"2021-09-16T20:21:37","modified_gmt":"2021-09-16T18:21:37","slug":"three-injured-after-gas-tank-explodes-in-shijak","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/three-injured-after-gas-tank-explodes-in-shijak\/","title":{"rendered":"Three injured after gas tank explodes in Shijak"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Three family members have been injured after the explosion of a gas tank in their home.<\/p>\n<p>The incident occurred Thursday evening in Xhafzotaj, a village near the town of Shijak, around 29 kilometers from Tirana.<\/p>\n<p>The injured, a 60-year-old, a woman 45, and a girl 17, were reportedly from the same family.<\/p>\n<p>The family was transported to Tirana where they will be treated for their injuries.<\/p>\n<p>The reasons behind the explosion have not been confirmed, but police suspect it was due to a gas leak.<\/p>\n<p><strong>YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/albania\/2021\/05\/11\/chrome-mine-collapses-several-miners-believed-trapped\/\">Martaneshi chrome mine gas leak, three injured<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/albania\/2020\/07\/22\/3-employees-injured-from-gas-leak-in-elbasan\/\">Gas leak in Elbasan, 3 employees injured<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Three family members have been injured after the explosion of a gas tank in their home. The incident occurred Thursday evening in Xhafzotaj, a village near the town of Shijak, around 29 kilometers from Tirana. The injured, a 60-year-old, a woman 45, and a girl 17, were reportedly from the same family. 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