June 16, 2006 -- Russian news reports say at least one person has been killed due to an explosion that caused the collapse of the third and fourth floors of an apartment building in western Moscow.
Reports say authorities believe the blast was apparently caused by a gas leak. Firefighters were reported on the scene battling flames.
(AFP, ITAR-TASS)
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