“The work is complicated by low temperatures and difficult weather conditions, as well as a large blockage formed due to the collapse,” TASS quoted the statement as saying.

It is clarified that in order to ensure safety at the site of the debris removal, rescuers fix overhanging structures.

According to the agency, it is currently -23 °C in Nizhnevartovsk.

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.