“The supervisory authority will verify compliance with safety requirements when working at an explosive facility,” TASS reports.

The prosecutor of Kazan Oleg Drozdov and the acting prosecutor of the Moscow region of the city of Marat Mustafin left for the scene.

The criminal case on the state of emergency has been taken under special control.

Earlier, the Ministry of Emergencies spoke about the situation at the fire extinguishing site at the gas distribution station in Kazan.

According to the Ministry of Health of Tatarstan, one person died as a result of the accident, two more victims were hospitalized.

The IC has opened a criminal case on violation of safety rules at explosive facilities.