Residential building partially collapses in Russia’s Urals

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About 15 apartments are believed to have been destroyed in a suspected gas blast, according to emergency services

A suspected household gas explosion has caused a section of a five-story apartment block in the city of Nizhny Tagil in Russia’s Urals to collapse, the Emergencies Ministry said on Thursday.

The ministry reported that three people have been pulled from the rubble and others may still be trapped. Residents of the building are being evacuated while fire and rescue crews work at the scene.

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