A gas explosion occurred on Voroshilov Street in the Krasnodar city of Apsheronsk, the regional department of the Ministry of Emergency Situations reports.
The explosion caused a building to collapse and started a fire over an area of 30 square meters. One person was rescued from the rubble, the department added. According to the Shot Telegram channel, she is a pharmacy employee.
Judging by the photos and videos from the scene, the explosion occurred in the building at Voroshilov, 23 — it also houses a social pharmacy, a Krasnoe i Beloe store, a beer shop and a butcher shop.
The Krasnodar Territory Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs claims that a pharmacy building exploded. According to the department, four people were injured in the explosion.
RIA Novosti writes that three of the victims were hospitalized, one was sent for outpatient treatment. According to an Interfax source, the victims were at a bus stop near the building.