PRISTINA - A gas explosion rocked the thermal power plant "Kosovo A" in Obilic, central Kosovo-Metohija (KiM), and left four workers dead and 13 injured on Friday, local media reported citing sources from the police and hospital in Pristina.

The police confirmed that four workers died, and noted that another blast is expected, and that all measures for evacuation were taken.

The university clinic in Pristina confirmed that it admitted 13 injured, and that they are off the critical list. They have been treated mostly for burns, sources from the ambulance said.

Edmond Nuljesi, services director at the Energy Corporation of Kosovo, explained that the accident took place in the electrolysis unit, which triggered a strong explosion, writes a reporter with Radio Free Europe in Pristina.
The blast was so strong that it was felt in Pristina too.

The danger zone has been isolated, and police blocked all access roads to Obilic.