As a result of a powerful explosion in a supermarket of the Magnit chain in Vladikavkaz, residents of neighboring houses and passers-by were not injured. About this on Friday. February 12, TASS reports, citing a source in the emergency services.
“None of the residents of the houses, passers-by or passing motorists at the time of the explosion asked for medical help,” the agency’s source said.
The regional headquarters of the Emergencies Ministry, in turn, told the agency that the group of rescuers at the scene of the incident would be doubled.
At the same time, the department stressed that information about the victims as a result of the incident has not yet been confirmed.
At the same time, Instagram “PE Vladikavkaz” with reference to the Ministry of Internal Affairs reports that as a result of a powerful explosion the windows of neighboring buildings were knocked out. The corresponding video was also published in the account.
An explosion in a supermarket on Gagkaev Street in Vladikavkaz thundered on Friday morning. As a result of the emergency, the building was completely destroyed. One casualty was reported. The preliminary cause of the incident was the explosion of the gas-air mixture.
According to emergency services, there was no fire after the explosion. It is noted that oxygen cylinders were stored in the basement of the supermarket.
The regional Ministry of Health clarified that people could be under the rubble. Later it became known that the store was closed and there was no one under the rubble. Only the guard was found at the scene, he was not seriously injured. At the moment, rescuers are working at the scene, the rubble is being dismantled. The details of what happened are being investigated.