A man was killed in a gas explosion in the Kurgan region.

A man was killed and another woman was injured in a gas explosion in the Kurgan region. This was announced on March 19 by a source of Izvestia.

The incident occurred on the night of March 19 in the village of Shmakovo.

"As a result of the incident, a fire broke out, the house completely collapsed," the source said.

An elderly woman was injured in the explosion and received medical attention. According to preliminary data, her husband died under the rubble. The details are being clarified.

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As a result of the tragedy, three people died.

On March 15, the Prosecutor's Office of the Voronezh Region announced that a woman had died in a gas explosion in an apartment building in Rossosh. The Investigative Committee added that after the incident, a criminal case was opened under Article 109 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation ("Causing death by negligence").

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