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| Powerful blast rocks residential building in Moscow (VIDEO) | |
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| The explosion damaged the apartment block and sparked a major fire, with over a dozen residents reported injured | The explosion damaged the apartment block and sparked a major fire, with over a dozen residents reported injured |
| A major fire has broken out in southwest Moscow following an explosion at a residential building. At least 15 residents have reportedly been injured in the incident, with a number of people feared trapped inside the burning building. | A major fire has broken out in southwest Moscow following an explosion at a residential building. At least 15 residents have reportedly been injured in the incident, with a number of people feared trapped inside the burning building. |
| The explosion appears to have occurred on the top floor of the nine-story building, footage circulating online suggests. The initial blast caused the roof to partially collapse and also blew off several sections of the external wall. | |
| Two people have died as a result of the incident, TASS has reported, citing emergency services. | |
| Extremely graphic footage circulating online purports to show two motionless bodies hanging out of the windows of apartments on fire. Media reports suggested the deceased suffocated on smoke. | |
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