Ministry of Emergency Situations completed rescue operations near Yelets after gas explosion in a residential building

by time news

At the site of a gas explosion in a residential building near Yelets, rescue operations have been completed, the press service of the Russian Emergencies Ministry reports. According to the department, as a result of the accident, three people died, including one child. Five victims were hospitalized, another one refused to go to the hospital.

“Employees of the EMERCOM of Russia have completed rescue operations in the city of Yelets. In total, 35 people and eight pieces of equipment were involved in the elimination of the consequences of the emergency, ”the message in the Telegram channel of the Ministry of Emergency Situations said.

The explosion occurred in the village of Solidarity at the address: Shkolnaya Street, house 24. According to the prosecutor’s office, the cause of the incident, presumably, was a malfunction of the gas equipment. The Investigation Department of the ICR in the Lipetsk Region opened a criminal case under the article on the provision of services that do not meet security requirements (Article 238 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation).

Read more about the incident in the article “The explosion destroyed Solidarity.”

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