Apartment block in Russia collapses after gas explosion
A gas explosion occurred in a five-storey building in Nizhnyi Taghil (Russia). According to emergency services data, nine people are injured, including five children, informs Meduza.
A large part of the five-story panel building in the industrial city of Nizhny Taigil was completely torn to pieces, videos on social media showed. Officials told state news outlets that a natural gas tank likely exploded, causing the damage.
According to local media reports, residents living nearby said they heard a powerful blast early Thursday.
The state-run TASS news agency, citing emergency officials, reported that at least nine people were injured in the apartment collapse. There were no immediate reports of any deaths, but first responders were searching for people who may have been trapped under the ruble.
Law enforcement authorities launched a criminal probe into the collapse.
