A domestic gas explosion occurred in a five-story apartment in Chelyabinsk. It has been reported press office Management of the Ministry of Emergencies in the region.
The incident took place in a building on B. Khmelnitsky Street in the afternoon of February 23. Rescue teams quickly arrived on the scene.
Employees of the Ministry of Emergency Situations found a resident injured in the apartment where the cotton exploded. Ambulance personnel took him to the hospital with multiple burns.
“There are no violations of building structures in the apartment, the window panes are damaged. Residents were not evacuated. According to preliminary data, the cause of the incident was a violation of the rules of operation of gas equipment.
Earlier, it was learned that a 14-year-old teenager in the Chelyabinsk region died due to a decrease in the pressure of a gas cylinder. Four more people, including a 10-year-old boy, were hospitalized.