“Preliminarily, five injured and two dead.

A man and a woman were killed, their identities are being established, ”Anna Tertichnaya, assistant to the head of the Main Investigation Department of the Investigative Committee for the Moscow Region, told TASS.

It is noted that among the victims there are two children aged 5 and 10 years.

According to Life.ru, the first minutes after the gas explosion in a high-rise building in Noginsk near Moscow were captured on video.

In the footage, people shout for help and ask to call rescuers.

A criminal case was initiated.

The incident took place at 06:55.

Part of the outer wall and ceiling collapsed, five apartments were damaged.