00:00At least five people have been killed and four others injured in a gas explosion at
00:06a residential building in southern Russia.
00:09The blast happened in the city of Cherkessk, in a region which borders Georgia, about 1,300
00:15kilometers south of the capital, Moscow.
00:18Emergency officials said the explosion partially destroyed two upper stories of a five-story
00:24residential building.
00:25There was a bang, a loud bang, and then I couldn't understand what was happening.
00:31Everything started to crumble.
00:32You could see the glass from the ceiling.
00:34I was covering myself with my hands.
00:37My husband was in the room next door.
00:40I thought it was a dream.
00:43Emergency responders say their fear what's left of the building could crumble, potentially
00:48harming more people.
00:50Russian law enforcement has launched a criminal probe, suspecting safety violations.
00:55Gas explosions in residential buildings are fairly common in Russia.
01:00In August, a gas explosion destroyed a section of a five-story residential building in the
01:05Ural Mountains, killing 11 people.
01:07The state news agency TASS said at the time that between the beginning of 2022 and August
01:132024, at least seven such explosions occurred, killing more than 50 people in total.
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