The death toll at the Ural plant has increased to two

"During the search work in the village of Bisert, rescuers found and removed from the rubble of the collapsed roof the second victim", - reported in the regional Ministry of Emergencies.

The Investigative Committee confirmed the discovery of the second body and specified that it was currently sent for examination. Both victims are being identified.

According to the head of the press service of the regional Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs Valery Gorelykh, the deceased are brothers born in 1998 and 2000.

Earlier it became known that on February 15 the roof collapsed in the idle boiler room of the Uralselmash plant in the village of Bisert. At that time, it was known about one victim and one more person under the rubble.

Investigators began checking in connection with the death of people.