According to the authorities, in total, one person has been killed in the gas blast and seven people have been injured to date, with one person rescued from under the debris of the collapsed building so far.
A gas explosion occurred in a 9-storey residential building in Zelenodolsk, Tatarstan in Russia, a preliminary total number of 7 apartments have crashed due to the blast, the Russian Emergency Ministry said Monday.
The emergency services are evacuating the remaining residents of the house. The exact number of people who remain under the rubble is currently unknown.
No open fire was reported in the affected building. Firemen and rescuers were working at the scene, the ministry added.
According to the ministry, the partially collapsed building was built in 1974 and contains 50 apartments.
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