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One Dead After Gas-Cylinder Blast Destroys Home in Ussuriysk

Health officials report two survivors in hospital with burns.

Overview

  • The explosion struck a private house on Vorovskogo Street in Ussuriysk, Primorsky Krai.
  • EMERCOM said three people were pulled from the rubble and no additional victims were found.
  • The regional prosecutor’s office confirmed a household gas cylinder, not mains gas, caused the blast.
  • A female victim died after resuscitation efforts, according to the Primorye health ministry.
  • Two others are being treated at Ussuriysk’s Central City Hospital for burns and moderate injuries, and neighboring homes were not damaged.