The number of victims in the explosion in Noginsk rises to seven

Rescuers found the bodies of three more people under the rubble of a house destroyed by an explosion in Noginsk.The discovery of the fifth deceased was reported by the Ministry of Emergencies. About the bodies of two more girls who were considered missing, Interfax writes citing a source. Thus, the number of victims in a gas explosion in a high-rise building increased to seven.

A gas explosion in Noginsk occurred early Wednesday morning in a nine-story building at 9, 28 June Street . The wall of the building collapsed, at least five apartments were damaged. Two people were killed, five more were injured, including two children. A criminal case was initiated into the provision of unsafe services.

The day before, it was reported that four or five more people could be under the rubble. Rescuers searched for them.