“As of 07:00 Moscow time, the operating regime“ Emergency ”was introduced for the governing bodies and forces involved in liquidating the emergency, the department said.

They specified that the flaring of the tank with a volume of 170 cubic meters continues.

“At the moment, gas is being pumped to a reserve tank. Now the facility personnel are developing a technological scheme for removing pressure gauge charges. After carrying out all the work, the fire will be localized, ”Konstantin Chanyshev, deputy chief of the republic’s Ministry of Emergency Situations, quoted the press service of the agency.

Earlier, the prosecutor's office of the Moscow region of Kazan, on behalf of the prosecutor of Tatarstan, Ildus Nafikov, began an investigation into the fact of a gas explosion and fire at the city gas distribution station

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.