MAKHACHKALA, January 26. /TASS/. A household gas explosion hit the basement of a residential building in Makhachkala, the capital of the Dagestan Republic in Russia’s North Caucasus, a spokesman for the emergencies services told TASS.
The powerful explosion broke a balcony’s diving wall in a five-storey house. One adult was injured and a child, who was passing by, was hurt and rushed to hospital.
No fire broke out and the building’s supporting structures were not damaged.