Explosion in a residential building in Sevastopol: three children and seven adults remain in hospitals

In Sevastopol, the consequences of an explosion in a residential building on Pavel Korchagin Street are being eliminated for the second day. 10 people injured in the explosion still remain in hospitals, law enforcement officers are still working at the scene of the emergency, and volunteers are helping to eliminate the consequences. Gas service specialists are gradually returning gas supplies to apartments.

As of this morning, 10 Sevastopol residents are in hospitals, including three children. They are provided with all necessary medical care in full.wrote Mikhail Razvozhaev in his channel at MAX.

In total, there are 6 people in temporary accommodation centers, including one child. The remaining 214 people, 73 of whom are children, decided to stay with relatives, he said.

Now municipal commissions are working on the site to help people draw up an inventory of damaged property. The commission for recording damage and injury carried out a door-to-door inspection of 80 apartments, video recording and documenting the damage. Damaged apartments will be repaired by the city.

According to the governor, city services, law enforcement agencies, and volunteers are now continuing to deal with the consequences of the explosion.

In total, RSChS involved: 209 people, 60 pieces of equipment, of which 64 people, 17 pieces of equipment from the Russian Emergency Situations Ministry,” he pointed out.

Law enforcement and security are ensured by law enforcement officers, members of voluntary squads and representatives of the Cossacks. Volunteers and concerned residents of the city helped clean up the consequences of the explosion all day the day before, and they continue to work today.

Over the past 24 hours, Sevastopolgaz carried out hot work to reconnect the external gas pipeline: 36 meters of the gas pipeline were built, including an underground part of four meters. Gas supply has been restored to 80 apartments in building No. 14. For house No. 20, repair and restoration work was carried out on the facade gas pipeline — 89 meters of gas pipeline; Gas supply restored to 7 apartmentscontinued Razvozhaev.

Currently, work is underway to further restore gas supply to apartments that were not damaged by the destruction. The emergency dispatch service provides round-the-clock duty on gas supply networks in the area.

An explosion in residential building No. 14 on Pavel Korchagin Street in Sevastopol occurred on Tuesday night. The blast wave also seriously damaged the house opposite, No. 20. One woman died, 12 people ended up in the hospital, including three children. Between 30 and 60 apartments were damaged. People were evacuated.

Based on the results of the initial inspection, the possibility of a domestic gas explosion has been officially ruled out. Now criminologists, explosives experts, specialists from the Investigative Committee and the FSB are looking into the circumstances of the incident.

The head of the Russian investigation, Alexander Bastrykin, took control of the criminal investigation. It is being investigated under the articles “Causing death by negligence” and “Illegal acquisition and storage of an unidentified explosive device.” A regional emergency regime has been introduced in the city.

source: RIA Novosti Crimea