Three people died in an explosion in Ust-Luga, Leningrad region.

Three people died in an explosion in Ust-Luga, Leningrad region. This was announced on June 12 by a source of Izvestia.

The incident occurred in the morning in the Lenryba quarter of the Ust-Luga settlement of the Kingisepp district. According to preliminary data, the pipe was depressurized during testing, after which an explosion occurred.

As a result of the incident, eight people were injured. Three of them died.

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As a result of the explosion of a gas cylinder in the territory of the fire department of the city of Pushkino, Moscow region, on June 4, one person was killed and one injured. A criminal case was opened into the incident under Article 109 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation ("Causing death by negligence").