The branch of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation in Transbaikalia accused the gas pipeline operator of the fact that its failure to comply with safety regulations when providing services led to an explosion on March 9 in a residential building in the village of Antipovka. This has been reported area sections.
The Investigative Committee decided to arrest the accused, an employee of the underground gas pipeline service of Chitaoblgaz OJSC. According to investigators, the man knew for sure that not all apartments in the building were inspected by experts for tightness of gas equipment, but he ordered to supply the house with a mixture of propane-butane gas from an external gas pipeline.
Their actions led to a gas leak that caused an explosion and destroyed five apartments. As a result of the emergency, 25 people were injured, one child was injured.
Earlier, after a gas explosion in a high-rise residential building in Chita, state of emergency.