27 people died in an explosion at a gas station in Dagestan. More than 100 victims are in hospitals, the regional center for disaster medicine reported, Interfax reports.
Among the dead were three children.
Earlier it was reported about the death of 12 people, 60 injured, 10 of them were in serious condition. 13 victims are children. According to the Minister of Health of the Republic Tatyana Belyaeva, who visited the Children’s Republican Clinical Hospital, most of all there were people with severe burns, fractures of the hands, there were also wounds in the head, Amurinfo reports.
Recall that the fire occurred late in the evening on August 14, it was extinguished by 260 people. It was noted that the cause of the fire was the explosion of containers that were opposite the gas station. According to media reports, fuel tanks detonated – several cars caught fire at that moment at a gas station or passing by, including a passenger minibus in which there were children. The fire was localized on an area of 600 square meters. m, open burning extinguished. The head of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of the Russian Federation Alexander Kurenkov instructed to deliver the victims from Makhachkala to Moscow medical institutions.
A criminal case has been initiated on the provision of services that do not meet safety requirements.
Source: Rosbalt
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