Emergency officials in the Urals city of Nizhny Tagil said on August 2 that three more bodies, including that of a child, were found amid the debris of a residential building that partially collapsed after a gas explosion, bringing the number of people killed in the accident to six. Rescue teams continue to search the rubble as three people remain missing. Some 15 apartments were destroyed in the blast, which occurred in an apartment on the third floor of the five-story building on August 1. Russia's Investigative Committee has launched a probe into the deadly explosion. To read the original story by RFE/RL's Russian Service, click here.
Gas Explosion Death Toll In Russia's Nizhny Tagil Rises To 6
A gas explosion in Russia's Urals city of Nizhny Tagil on August 1 killed at least six people.