1.   Kazakhstan officials said the explosion showered a desolate region of this vast Central Asian land with toxic heptile rocket fuel.

2.   Kazak Environmental Protection Minister Serikbek Daukeyev said Thursday that the rocket explosion had showered a large area of central Kazakastan with rocket fuel, the Interfax news agency reported.

3.   Kazakstan said the explosion showered parts of central Kazakstan with toxic rocket fuel.

4.   The second explosion showered glass all over the dining room table where the women had been playing cards.