In Pyatigorsk, a powerful explosion of domestic gas occurred in an apartment building, damaging dozens of apartments.
The explosion on the fourth floor affected 22 apartments located in two entrances of the building.
Currently, specialists are dismantling the damaged structures, writes the Telegram channel "Emergencies Ministry of Stavropol Krai".
Residents of the damaged apartments will be provided with temporary housing.
Pyatigorsk Mayor Dmitry Voroshilov informed the city residents about this on his Telegram channel.
The Investigative Committee has begun an investigation into the case of a domestic gas explosion in a residential building.
The governor of the region, Vladimir Vladimirov, reported that the cause of the emergency was, preliminarily, a gas-air mixture explosion.
The exact cause of the explosion in the house will be established after a full investigation of the circumstances.
