Magnitogorsk Investigators Find No Sign Of Explosives As Rescuers Continue Work
Magnitogorsk Investigators Find No Sign Of Explosives As Rescuers Continue Work
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In a statement issued on
The Investigative Committee continues to investigate a natural-gas explosion as the most likely cause of the tragedy that killed at least nine people. About 30 others remain unaccounted for as rescue operations continue in frigid conditions.
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The child -- identified as
His mother and father survived the explosion and subsequent collapse of their apartment. The father, Yevgeny, has dubbed his son "a
Authorities had been forced to temporarily halt most of the rescue operations because of fears the efforts would shift rubble and cause more sections of the building to collapse.
"There is a real risk that more sections of the building will collapse," Russian Emergency Situations Minister
Later, rescuers removed some dangerous segments of the building and resumed their operations.
Rescuers had braved temperatures as low as minus 17 degree Celsius through the night in an effort to locate victims.
President
"It is in the character of our people, despite
Prime Minister
Nine bodies have been recovered from the rubble. Ambulance service officials said five people, including two children, were hospitalized.
Frigid weather plus the danger that the remaining part of the building might collapse are major challenges being faced by the rescue teams, Dubrovsky said.
Special large heaters were brought in to try to keep any possible survivors from freezing to death as the rescue operations continue.
"We must work as quickly as we can since temperatures do not give us any time to linger," Deputy Emergency Situations Minister
According to the regional government, the explosion took place at
Magnitogorsk -- an industrial town of some 400,000 people -- is located some 1,700 kilometers southeast of
With reporting by AP, Reuters,
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