MOSCOW, February 28 (Itar-Tass) —— The death toll of the household gas explosion in a residential building in Astrakhan has grown to nine, Emergency Situations Ministry Southern Regional Center spokesman Oleg Grekov told Itar-Tass.

“Rescuers found a male body under the debris at 4:40 p.m. Moscow time. This is the 9th victim,” he said.

One more person is missing.