MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev has ordered an overhaul of regulations on the use of gas-fired appliances in apartment buildings, the press office of his deputy has said.
“The Russian government has ordered authorities in charge of installation and use of gas-fired appliances to work out a set of measures to prevent accidents… The existing regulations will be promptly revised”, the statement by Deputy Prime Minister Vitaly Mutko’s office reads.
A gas explosion collapsed a section of a 10-storey building in the southern Urals city of Magnitogorsk on New Year’s Eve, killing 39 people and leaving hundreds homeless.
On Monday, a less powerful blast hit an apartment building in the town of Shakhty in the Rostov region, killing one person. At least four others are reportedly missing.
No Traces of Explosives Found at Building Collapse Site in Magnitogorsk
Sourse: sputniknews.com
