Deadly explosion: in the suburbs burned warehouse with gas

Two people were victims of a devastating fire at a warehouse for refueling household gas cylinders in Podolsk near Moscow, told RIA Novosti in the press service of the EMERCOM of Russia.

“The fire has been completely eliminated. Two people died and two were injured. 23 people evacuated. The cause of the fire is being established, the department said.

“The area of the fire in the warehouse was 2.4 thousand square meters,” the ministry said, adding that the preliminary cause of the tragedy was the dangerous depressurization of the tank with gas inside the metal hangar.

“A criminal case on violation of labor protection requirements was initiated due to a fire in Podolsk at the site for refueling household gas cylinders,” the Investigative Committee of Russia reported in the Moscow region, starting an investigation into the circumstances of the deaths.