11:41, 07 May 2009 | GMT +5
Ten dead, ten injured in fire at Ukrainian slot machine arcade
KIEV. May 7. KAZINFORM Ten people were killed and another ten injured in a blaze caused by an explosion in a slot machine arcade in east Ukraine early on Thursday, a local emergencies spokesman said, Kazinform refers to RIA Novosti.

The blast shook the Metro Jack Pot arcade in Dnepropetrosvk at 00:45 a.m. local time [09:45 p.m. Wednesday GMT], killing nine instantly, one person died later in hospital. Ten others have been hospitalized.
Ukrainian TV said that people were unable to flee the building after the arcade became engulfed in thick smoke.
The rescue operation involved 57 firefighters and 17 fire trucks, the emergencies spokesman said.
The fire was extinguished at 01:40 a.m. local time [10:40 p.m. Wednesday GMT], Kazinform cites RIA Novosti. See www.en.rian.ru for full version.