A gas explosion occurred in an apartment building in the Nizhny Novgorod region

In Bogorodsk, Nizhny Novgorod region, there was a gas explosion in an apartment building. This was reported by the press service of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Russia on January 17.

There noted that the explosion occurred in a residential two-story house on Ogarev Street.

"There was a clap of gas-air mixture with the subsequent burning of the roof and the collapse of the apartment partition," - said in the Telegram-channel of the department.

According to Izvestia's source, the fire area amounted to about 80 square meters. meters. In the Ministry of health of the region reported that one woman was poisoned by carbon monoxide.

"According to preliminary data, one person was injured. An elderly woman with signs of carbon monoxide poisoning is given the necessary assistance. The information is operative, requires clarification," - said in the Department.

The Ministry of Emergency Situations specified that 16 people and five units of equipment are working at the scene. The press service of the Prosecutor's office of Nizhny Novgorod region reported that it controls the clarification of the causes and circumstances of the incident.

Earlier, on January 9, in the village of Khalimbekaul of Buynaksky district of the Republic of Dagestan, a fire broke out in a private residential house due to a gas-air mixture. As a result of the incident, a woman was injured.