In Yekaterinburg, the UK began checking on the fact of an explosion in an apartment building where one person was injured

The Investigative Committee of the Sverdlovsk region has organized a pre-investigation check on the fact of a report on the explosion of two gas cylinders in the entrance of an apartment building. According to preliminary data, as a result of the incident, one person was injured.

"According to the information received, on the night of January 25, 2018, two five-liter gas cylinders exploded in one of the entrances of an apartment building along Pioneer Street, which were located at the entrance to the 8th floor. The victim was assisted. He refused hospitalization, "the ministry said..

According to the verification, the explosion occurred due to the fact that one of the local residents decided to smoke around gas cylinders. The explosion wave damaged the corridor walls, the doors of residential apartments, as well as an elevator.