CIS

Home page

CIS

7 people killed in gas blast in Russia’s Far East UPDATED

19 November 2022 09:23 (UTC +04:00)

The number of people killed in the explosion in a five-story residential building in the Timkovskoye settlement of the Sakhalin region of Russia has reached 4, APA reports citing TASS.

***09:23

The death toll in Saturday’s gas blast that occurred at an apartment building on Russia’s Far Eastern Sakhalin Island has risen to three, the region’s governor Valery Limarenko wrote in his Telegram channel, APA reports citing TASS.

"According to preliminary information, the bodies of three deceased residents were pulled from the rubble of the building in Tymovskoye," he wrote.

Earlier, an emergencies source told TASS two people were killed. According to previous reports, nine people were injured.

A powerful explosion occurred in a five-storey residential building in the settlement of Tymovskoye on Russia’s Far Eastern Sakhalin Island at around 5:30 Moscow time on Saturday. According to preliminary information, a gas cylinder exploded in one of its apartments, causing floors from one to five to collapse. Rescue teams are working at the scene, with at least 10 vehicles and 30 rescuers involved in the effort.