Rescuers continue to extinguish a fire in a building in Volgograd – RIA Novosti

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SOCHI, December 20 – RIA Novosti. Rescuers plan to soon locate a fire in a building in Volgograd, where previously gas explosion brought down the ceiling of nine floors, work to eliminate ongoing, told RIA Novosti the Ministry of Emergency Situations in the region.

“At the moment there is spilling fires on the upper floors of the building. It is used high-altitude technology. In the near future, the fire must be localized, but the work to eliminate will still continue,” – said the representative of Ministry of Emergency Situations.

According to him, Now comes the first stage of the elimination of the accident – fire-fighting. Then will be conducted rescue work. On-site emergency created operational headquarters, the situation is under control and operate all the necessary emergency services.

“It is expected the arrival of special troops” Leader “and” Centrospas “from Moscow. From the Southern Federal Center left a special laboratory research buildings “String.” open phone “hotline” on which psychologists Main Department: 88442-23-02-82 and 88442-23-02-73 “, – the source said.

He added that all the residents are evacuated in two temporary shelters: the school and lyceum №33 №9, and provided with hot meals.

Gas explosion in an apartment building in Volgograd occurred about 11:50 MSK Sunday on the seventh floor of an apartment house on the street of Cosmonauts. As a result of the explosion, according to the MOE, the house collapsed ceiling from the ninth to the first floor. According to investigators, a gas explosion occurred in an apartment on the seventh floor of an apartment house. According to preliminary data, we bring down the stairwell lived about 150 people.

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