In the Leninsky district of Saratov, this afternoon, on July 25, an explosion occurred in a ten-story building No. 2 on Blinova Street. There was a collapse from the 10th to the 1st floors.
Under the rubble are not only the residents of the house, but also those who passed by it at the time of the explosion. Dozens of cars were damaged. The building itself, where more than 30 apartments are damaged, may collapse completely, so residents are being evacuated. A neighboring house was also damaged by the explosion.
According to the regional The Ministry of Emergency Situations, a message about an emergency in a house on Blinov Street was received by the duty officer at 12.12 local time.
"There was a pop in the entrance of a ten-storey apartment building. Fire and rescue units are working on the spot, " the report says.
The operational services reported that the cause of the emergency was an explosion of household gas. Previously, three people were killed. The house collapsed from the 10th to the 1st floors.
In addition, the services noted that there may be people under the rubble of the entrance of a residential building.
The investigative department for the Leninsky district of the city of Saratov SU SK A criminal case has been opened in Russia in the Saratov Region on the grounds of a crime under Article 238 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (provision of services that do not meet security requirements)
According to the telegram channel Mash, at least three The criminal Code has been replaced in the collapsed Saratov high-rise building over the past year. None of them carried out checks for gas leakage. Residents were dissatisfied with the work of all three management companies, so they created their own TSN. Also, local residents report on social networks that odorant, a substance that smells of hydrogen sulfide, has stopped being added to the gas mixture for the houses of the Leninsky district.