Head of EMERCOM of Russia Kurenkov flew to Nizhnevartovsk

This was reported in the press service of the department.

“The head of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Russia with an operational group of rescuers flew to the place of liquidation of the emergency in Nizhnevartovsk,” RIA Novosti reports.

Earlier, investigators opened a criminal case on the fact of a partial collapse of a residential building in Nizhnevartovsk.

According to the latest information, six people died as a result of the partial collapse of the building.

The press service of the Russian Emergencies Ministry said that more than 160 people are clearing rubble in a residential five-story building in Nizhnevartovsk.