Overview
- Authorities reported a gas–air mixture explosion in a multi-apartment building at 1A Lukina Street in Kazan’s Aviastroitelny District.
- Firefighters extinguished open burning on a seventh-floor balcony over roughly five square meters.
- Emergency responders discovered the body of a man at the scene.
- Acting district prosecutor Ruslan Gusamov arrived on site as a supervisory inquiry began with specialist agencies to determine causes and assess gas-safety compliance.
- Kazan’s city administration cited a preliminary finding of a balcony blast with intact kitchen gas equipment and no leaks, with the final cause to be established by state fire supervision and potential prosecutorial measures to follow.