MOSCOW, Aug 2, 2024 (BSS/XINHUA) - Four people were killed following a
partial collapse of a residential building in the Russian city of Nizhny
Tagil, the Ministry of Emergency Situations (EMERCOM) said on Friday.

The tragedy occurred on Thursday when two entrances of a five-story gas-
powered building in Nizhny Tagil, a city located in Russia's Sverdlovsk
Oblast, caved in due to an explosion of a gas-air mixture, EMERCOM said.

A total of 15 people were rescued from the rubble, including seven children,
it added.

Following the incident, a state of emergency has been declared in the
Dzerzhinsky district of Nizhny Tagil.

The investigative committee has launched a criminal case concerning the
provision of services or work that did not meet safety requirements.