The man said that he lives “400-500 meters” from the house in which the incident occurred.

“I heard a loud pop, more like an explosion. He looked out of the window, but saw nothing. A few minutes later from another room, where the window was ajar, I heard a lot of sirens, and already looked from another window, ”he said in an interview with RT.

According to him, black smoke was already visible there because of the houses.

“I heard (cotton. - RT ). I live on Lenin, 150. Windows walked with a shaker, ”said another resident of Magnitogorsk.

Earlier, the Ministry of Emergency Situations said that as a result of a gas explosion in one of the residential buildings in Magnitogorsk, two people were killed.

According to the agency, a fire broke out in the building, there are no destruction of the supporting structures of the house after the incident.