This was reported by TASS with reference to the head of the city Sergey Berdnikov.
“The apartment underwent repairs, and a gas explosion. Previously, there is information that stretch ceilings were installed, ”he said.
According to local authorities, a woman and a fourteen-year-old were killed.
“At the moment, it is known that a woman and a teenager born in 2006 were killed as a result of the incident in Magnitogorsk,” the press service of the governor of the Chelyabinsk region said.
Earlier, the Ministry of Emergency Situations reported that the explosion in a house in Magnitogorsk occurred due to disruption in the operation of gas equipment.