Nizhnevartovsk: Five story apartment building collapsed, 6 deaths, 3 people may be under the rubble

1. Three people may be under the rubble of a partially collapsed house in Nizhnevartovsk. This was announced by the regional head office of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of the Russian Federation.

“Preliminarily, three people can be under the rubble. Currently, the analysis of structures and the search for people continues, ”RIA Novosti quotes a message from rescuers.
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2. The death toll from the partial collapse of an apartment block in Nizhnevartovsk has risen to six, a source in the local medical services told TASS on Sunday.

"Two more bodies have been found. In all, the death toll is six," he said, adding that clear-up operations continue and there could be more people under the debris.

Earlier, the Russian emergencies ministry reported four deaths.

The accident occurred in a five-storey apartment compound in Nizhnevartovsk on Sunday. Inter-floor structures collapsed between the first, second and third floors. Fifty-two people were evacuated and ten were saved.

According to preliminary data, the collapse was caused by a household gas explosion due to mishandling of a gas cylinder. Its fragments were found in the debris. The house is not connected to the centralized gas supplies system.
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3. Число погибших при взрыве в доме в Нижневартовске возросло до шести человек. Об этом 4 декабря сообщает ТАСС со ссылкой на медицинские службы.

Собеседник агентства отметил, что #разбор завалов всё еще продолжается. Повреждены в результате происшествия порядка 15 квартир.

Ранее сообщалось о пяти погибших и девяти пострадавших, из которых четверо были госпитализированы. Среди доставленных в больницу состояние троих оценивалось как тяжелое. Кроме того, по данным «Известий», 12-летний подросток числится пропавшим без вести.
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