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Magnitogorsk: Baby found alive after block of flats explosion | |
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Rescuers in the central Russian city of Magnitogorsk have pulled an 11-month-old baby from the rubble of an apartment block, which was destroyed by an explosion on Monday. | |
The infant is in critical condition and is being taken to hospital, Tass news agency quotes officials as saying. | |
Eight bodies have been found so far in the ruins of the building, amid fears the death toll will rise. | |
Officials in the Urals region city blamed a gas leak for the blast. | |
Around 36 people are still missing. | |
Rescuers earlier announced they had halted their search for survivors until the unstable building could be secured. | |
It will take about 24 hours to secure the building, the BBC's Sarah Rainsford said on Tuesday. | |
Authorities are in a race against time to find survivors, as the daytime temperature in the industrial city is around -17C, falling further overnight. | |
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. |
"I woke up and felt myself falling," one witness told Russian television, according to news agency AFP. "The walls were gone. My mother was screaming and my son had been buried." | "I woke up and felt myself falling," one witness told Russian television, according to news agency AFP. "The walls were gone. My mother was screaming and my son had been buried." |
Another witness spoke of a "wave of fire" which followed the explosion. | Another witness spoke of a "wave of fire" which followed the explosion. |
Russia's Vesti news channel says more than 50 of the block's residents have been accounted for, including the victims. | Russia's Vesti news channel says more than 50 of the block's residents have been accounted for, including the victims. |
At least 16 survivors have been evacuated from the scene, including seven children. Officials say five injured people, including two children, were taken to hospital. | At least 16 survivors have been evacuated from the scene, including seven children. Officials say five injured people, including two children, were taken to 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. |
A criminal investigation has been opened into the disaster. | A criminal investigation has been opened into the disaster. |
The city of Magnitogorsk is about 1,695km (1,053 miles) east of Moscow. | The city of Magnitogorsk is about 1,695km (1,053 miles) east of Moscow. |