According to the ministry, two more people may remain under the rubble.
The Ministry of Emergency Situations reported that 42 people, 12 pieces of equipment are working at the scene of the emergency.
“Rescuers have started clearing the rubble and carrying out search operations,” the ministry said.
The prosecutor's office of the Tula region organized an inspection due to the collapse of the entrance to a residential building as a result of a gas explosion in Efremov.