Rescuers recovering gas blast victims in Zheleznovodsk

By IRNA-Itar-Tass

Yessentuki (the Stavropol territory) : A strong blast went off at about 2. 30 a. m. Moscow time Monday at a fire- storey apartment block in Lenin Street in Zheleznovodsk, the Stavropol territory, a source in the municipal authorities told Itar-Tass on Monday.


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One wing of the apartment block was destroyed, another part of the house was strongly destroyed, the roof was partially damaged. Eight people were hospitalized in grave condition, at least six people are entrapped under the debris. Some casualties are possible.

“About 60 people live in the apartment block, where the blast went off,” the source said.

City officials arrived at the blast site, where rescuers are working.

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