In Novosibirsk, there was a gas explosion in a residential building, the entrance collapsed
Today, February 9, at about 8.00:30 am local time, a household gas explosion occurred in a residential building in Novosibirsk. As a result of the incident in the five-story building on the street. Linear completely collapsed two entrances and received serious damage to XNUMX apartments.
At the moment, rescue services continue to clear the rubble. At the same time, three victims are already known. Nine other people are in the hospital. Two of them are in critical condition.
It is reported that the residents of the building in which the explosion occurred are receiving comprehensive support from local authorities. In particular, according to the city prosecutor Roman Sivak, all affected citizens will receive a lump sum payment of about 32 thousand rubles for the most urgent needs.
In addition, the local authorities will soon deal with the issue of allocating new apartments to the residents of the five-story building to replace the destroyed ones.
Finally, the mayor of the city, Anatoly Lokot, promised that people who lost their homes would also be paid an additional amount of 100 rubles.
Regarding the current situation, the mayor said that 117 people lived in the house where the explosion occurred. The fate of 11 of them is not yet known.
All the victims were temporarily placed in a reception center deployed at a local school.
- Vasily Volkov
- Ministry of Emergency Situations in the Novosibirsk region
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