Investigative Committee opened a case after the explosion of a car in Moscow

The Investigative Committee opened a criminal case after the explosion of a car on Kirovogradskaya Street in Moscow, the press service of the department reported.

“The investigation team of the GSU IC of Russia in Moscow left for the scene. All the circumstances of the incident are being clarified, the statement said.

According to REN TV and the Moscow agency, one person was injured in the car explosion. REN TV called the malfunction of the gas cylinder one of the possible causes of the incident.

RBC asked for a comment in the press service of the GU MIA of Russia in Moscow.

In December 2025, a gas cylinder exploded in a car on Vernadsky Avenue in Moscow. According to the source of RBC, the driver used cylinders to repair aquariums.