A powerful explosion occurred at a gas station in the Akhmatovsky district of Grozny.
The fire engulfed the entire gas station building, but did not spread further.
Eyewitnesses on social networks report that a gas station exploded in the Akhmatovsky district, RIA Novosti writes.
Presumably, fuel tanks at a local gas station may have detonated.
Emergency services said there were casualties as a result of the explosion at the gas station, and that cars were also damaged.
Fire at a gas station
The fire started when a fuel tank exploded.
As a result of the powerful explosion, the debris from the tank was scattered over a hundred meters.
Large fragments pierced a parked car and damaged the corner of a residential building.
The fire destroyed the entire gas station, but was contained.
Rescuers have begun clearing the rubble and eliminating the consequences.
