Six people seek medical help after incident in St. Petersburg.

Society & Culture March 02, 12:10

The residents of the affected houses are being temporarily housed in the building of a kindergarten in order to coordinate further actions

ST. PETERSBURG, March 2. /TASS/. Six residents sought medical help after an accident on St. Petersburg, the authorities said.

"Six people sought medical help, including a 92-year-old woman," the authorities said.

According to them, medics arrived at the scene 10 minutes after the incident.

Temporary accommodation

Meanwhile, according to a TASS correspondent on the scene, the residents of the affected houses are being temporarily housed in the building of a kindergarten in order to coordinate further actions. People are waiting for representatives of the administration to tell them who can return home and who will be accommodated in hotels.

According to preliminary data, about a hundred people were taken to the streets after the incident.

Earlier, the authorities told TASS that an incident has occurred in a residential building in the northeast of St. Petersburg. The windows and balconies of a residential building were damaged, and neighboring houses were also somewhat affected. There were no casualties.

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