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Massive explosion at gas station in Russia's Dagestan kills 27, injures more than 100

Local officials say a massive explosion at a gas station in Russia’s southern republic of Dagestan has killed 27 people and injured more than 100

Via AP news wire
Tuesday 15 August 2023 06:36 BST
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Russia Explosion (Russian Emergency Ministry Press Service)

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A massive explosion at a gas station in Russia’s southern republic of Dagestan killed 27 people and injured more than 100, local officials said Tuesday.

Three of those killed were children, Dagestan's governor Sergei Melikov said.

The explosion took place Monday night on the outskirts of Makhachkala, the region's capital. A fire started at a car repair shop and spread to a nearby gas station, prompting a blast, Russia's state news agency RIA Novosti reported, citing the country's Emergency Ministry. The subsequent fire raged on the area of 600 square meters (yards), the report said.

Some of those injured will be airlifted to Moscow for treatment, according to the report.

Russian authorities have begun a criminal investigation.

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