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Dozens missing in deadly Russia explosion in Magnitogorsk | |
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Rescuers are searching for survivors in the central Russian city of Magnitogorsk, where an explosion devastated a block of flats, killing at least four people. | |
Officials in the city, in the Urals region, say a gas leak caused the blast. About 40 people are missing. | |
President Vladimir Putin has arrived in the city to assess the situation. | |
The building was home to 120 people, and 48 flats collapsed in the blast. | The building was home to 120 people, and 48 flats collapsed in the blast. |
It is a race against time to find survivors, as the temperature in the industrial city is -17C. Few if any are expected to be pulled from the rubble. | |
Russia's Vesti news channel says officials have accounted for more than 50 of the block's residents, including the victims. | |
At least 16 survivors have been evacuated from the scene, including seven children. Four injured people are in hospital. | |
The blast, at 06:02 local time (01:02 GMT) is thought to have ripped through the first floor, which houses some offices, and the seven storeys above then collapsed. Nearby flats were also damaged. | The blast, at 06:02 local time (01:02 GMT) is thought to have ripped through the first floor, which houses some offices, and the seven storeys above then collapsed. Nearby flats were also damaged. |
The city is about 1,695km (1,053 miles) east of Moscow. | The city is about 1,695km (1,053 miles) east of Moscow. |