A filling station manager was killed in Ktrasnoturansky District of the Krasnoyarsk Territory. The tragedy happened at the filling station owned by CJSC Turbinsk around 2.00 am on September 15. While diesel fuel was being poured off from the gasoline tank to the container of the filling station, manager Unterberg, 25, climbed the gasoline tanker. He lit up a cigarette lighter and tried to discern how much fuel was left in the gasoline tank, as Yelena Pimonenko, the Krasnoyarsk Territory prosecutor's senior aide, told KNews.

As a result, a blast broke out. Vapor of the diesel fuel were set ablaze. Unterberg suffered mortal burns and injuries. No other victims or damage were reported.

The investigation department of the Krasnoyarsk Territory prosecutor's office is carrying out a pre-investigation checkup. No criminal case has been initiated yet.

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