The seventh body has been recovered from under the rubble following an explosion in a residential building in Saratov, Russia, APA reports, Russian media.
It is believed that four more people — three adults and one child-remain trapped under the concrete slabs.
They have been officially registered as missing persons.
Thirteen people injured in the incident have received medical assistance. Search and rescue operations are ongoing.
***18:18
The death toll from a powerful explosion in a high-rise building in Russia has reached 6, said Ministry of Emergency Situations, APA reports, citing Russian media.
***14:01
At least three people, including a child, were killed in a gas explosion at an apartment building in the southern city of Saratov, authorities said Friday, APA reports citing The Moscow Times.
Russia’s Emergency Situations Ministry said firefighters and rescue teams were dispatched to the site of the blast in the city’s Leninsky district, confirming earlier reports of fatalities.
Local media cited eyewitnesses as saying they heard an explosion just before part of the 10-story building was torn off.
Photos shared on social media showed the upper section of the building severely damaged, with several apartments completely destroyed and debris piled on the ground below.
Saratov region Governor Roman Busargin visited the site, where emergency crews continued to assess the damage, according to the regional government’s official news portal.
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