SARATOV: Three people died in a gas explosion and the subsequent collapse of a 10-storey apartment building in Saratov, the Ministry of Em...
SARATOV: Three people died in a gas explosion and the subsequent collapse of a 10-storey apartment building in Saratov, the Ministry of Emergency Situations reported. There may be people trapped under the rubble.
TASS has compiled the key facts about the incident.
Circumstances
- The blast was reported at 12:12 (11:12 Moscow time).
- Fire and rescue teams are working at the site.
- Several apartments from the 10th to the 7th floor were destroyed, before part of the panel house collapsed from the 10th to the 1st floor.
- There was no fire.
- There is a threat of further collapse, the emergency services reported.
- Residents are being evacuated, rescuers have begun to dismantle the debris.
Death toll
- Three people were killed, according to the Emergency Ministry.
- The dead include a child, head of the regional security department of the regional government Yury Yurin told TASS.
- There may be people under the rubble. Search operations have begun.
Investigation and government response
- The Prosecutor's Office of the Saratov Region said it is conducting checks.
- A criminal case was initiated under Article 238 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (rendering services that do not meet safety requirements).
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