Cause of car explosion in Moscow suburban courtyard named
A car in the courtyard of a house in the Moscow region town of Odintsovo may have exploded as a result of arson.
The gas tank explosion occurred after a car caught fire in the courtyard of one of the residential complexes.
Eyewitnesses told RIA Novosti that a Skoda Rapid burned in the fire.
Preliminary reports indicate that the car exploded as a result of arson.
The fire was quickly extinguished. An investigative task force is working on site together with a group of rescuers.
The reasons for the car explosion have not yet been officially commented on. The information will become clear when operational information is collected during the investigation.
Sources in the emergency services suggested that arson could have caused the explosion of the foreign car.
Fortunately, there were no people in the taxi. It also turned out that the car was not equipped with gas cylinder equipment.
As a result of the explosion, a car parked nearby was damaged.
