China News Service, March 30. According to Russian satellite network reports, on the 29th local time, a gas explosion occurred in a house in the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia, and some houses collapsed. At present, one person has been killed and seven people have been injured.
According to reports, the General Administration of the Republic of Tatarstan of the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations said that at 22:44 on March 29, an alarm was received stating that there was a gas explosion in a nine-storey multi-family brick house with only one unit in Zelenodolsk. See open flame burning.
According to preliminary information, there are currently 6 houses on the 7th floor and 1 house on the 8th floor collapsed.
According to a report from the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations, the accident caused a total of 1 death and 7 injuries.
A spokesperson for the department pointed out that “1 person died on the spot and 5 injured were sent to the hospital. One of the women was seriously injured, and the others were injured to a moderate degree. There was no life-threatening; one person received treatment on the spot.” The spokesperson also said, There were no children among the injured.
The Investigation Bureau of the Republic of Tatarstan of the Russian Investigation Commission is investigating various possible causes of the accident and initially believes that the leakage of household gas is the main reason.
Tatarstan's prosecutors have also begun to supervise the investigation of this case.