MOSCOW, February 10 (RIA Novosti) – Six people died in a gas explosion and fire at a construction site in the northern Russian Republic of Komi, the Russian emergencies ministry said on Sunday.
The blast occurred shortly after midnight on Sunday in a building where construction workers lived.
Firefighting teams rescued 13 people from the burning building.
A total of 36 people and 12 vehicles were involved in the firefighting effort.