Gas explosion at residential building near Moscow: media
Apr 04, 2020
"People were at home," the source was quoted as saying. According to preliminary information, there could be casualties, the source said.
An apparent gas explosion ripped through a five-story residential building outside Moscow on Saturday, demolishing part of the low-rise, Russian media reported.
A source told Interfax news agency that a section of the brick building collapsed in the town of Orekhovo-Zuyevo.
"People were at home," the source was quoted as saying. According to preliminary information, there could be casualties, the source said.
The gas explosion took place during a quarantine after authorities ordered Russians to stay home to slow the spread of the coronavirus.