Four Killed In Russia Building Collapse

2024-08-02 04:30:10

(MENAFN- IANS) Moscow, Aug 2 (IANS) Four people were killed following a partial collapse of a residential building in the Russian city of Nizhny Tagil, the Ministry of Emergency Situations (EMERCOM) said on Friday.

The tragedy occurred on Thursday when two entrances of a five-storeyed gas-powered building in Nizhny Tagil, a city located in Russia's Sverdlovsk Oblast, caved in due to an explosion of a gas-air mixture, EMERCOM said, Xinhua news agency reported.

A total of 15 people were rescued from the rubble, including seven children, it added.

Following the incident, a state of emergency has been declared in the Dzerzhinsky district of Nizhny Tagil. The investigative committee has launched a criminal case concerning the provision of services or work that did not meet safety requirements.

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