"In a four-story residential building on 101 Grushevsky Street, a gas explosion probably occurred, as a result of which part of the building collapsed," the statement said.
Information about the victims is being clarified; evacuation of local residents has been organized.
In June, an explosion occurred in Kiev in the courtyard of a residential building.
URA.RU also reported that a case was opened in the Tyumen region after the death of a 58-year-old man and his ten-year-old granddaughter in a gas explosion.