accidents in Russia

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Crimean police arrest suspect who threatened to detonate school

Crimean police arrest suspect who threatened to detonate school

Crimean police have detained a man who on social media threatened that he was going to blow up a school in an attempt to test just how effectively Russia’s security services operate, a source in the Crimean law enforcement informed …

Russian police find missing Omsk health minister

Russian police find missing Omsk health minister

Health Minister of the Omsk region Alexander Murakhovsky has been found alive following a three-day search after he missing on a hunting trip, authorities said Monday. Omsk regional …

Four men, one child injured following gas explosion in Moscow

Four men, one child injured following gas explosion in Moscow

Investigators opened a criminal case into the explosion of a gas cylinder and collapse in a private house in New Moscow, Investigative Committee’s Main Moscow Investigative Directorate spokeswoman Yulia Ivanova told TASS. She said that four …

Fire in mental clinic in Russia's Tver Region kills one

Fire in mental clinic in Russia's Tver Region kills one

One person was killed and three others were injured after a fire broke out in a mental clinic in the Tver Region, a source in the region’s emergencies services said. "Yes, one person has died and three others have been …

At least one dead in collapse at Norilsk factory

At least one dead in collapse at Norilsk factory

At least one person was killed in a collapse at a factory in Russia’s Arctic city of Norilsk early on Saturday, various sources and official bodies said. Early on February 9, a gallery collapsed at one of the plant’s …

Fuel reservoirs explode in Moscow outskirts

Fuel reservoirs explode in Moscow outskirts

Two fuel reservoirs exploded at a gas refueling station in the outskirts of Moscow, causing a fire on an area of 50 square meters, a source in emergency services said. "The second fuel reservoir exploded. Debris has reached …

Gas blast reported at Russia's Vladikavkaz supermarket

Gas blast reported at Russia's Vladikavkaz supermarket

A gas blast has been reported at a supermarket in Russia’s Vladikavkaz. One person, possibly a security guard, was injured in the blast, the press service of the North Ossetia’s government informed reporters on Friday. One …

Death toll from traffic accident in Samara region up to 11

Death toll from traffic accident in Samara region up to 11

One more person has died after a road accident that killed ten and injured 15 in Russia’s Samara region, the region’s governor Dmitry Azarov said, TASS reported. "As of now, the accident has claimed eleven lives: ten …

Two women injured in car accident in Moscow

Two women injured in car accident in Moscow

Today, in the north-east of Moscow, Ferrari crashed into a minibus. People were injured as a result of the accident.  "On Shchukinskaya, 42, a Ferrari car crashed into a minibus of the private carrier Transavtoliz at a bus …

Five people dead in fire in Russia’s Makhachkala

Five people dead in fire in Russia’s Makhachkala

Four children and one teenager have been killed by a deadly fire that broke out in an apartment located in a five-story building in Russia’s Makhachkala, the emergency ministry’s regional department said. The area of the …

Three dead as bus and truck crashed in Russia’s Kalmykia

Three dead as bus and truck crashed in Russia’s Kalmykia

An accident took place on a highway in Russia’s Kalmykia Region in the early hours of Wednesday, leaving three people dead and five more injured, the regional branch of the Russian emergency ministry reported. "A Kamaz …

Rescue work at site of gas explosion in Yaroslavl completed

Rescue work at site of gas explosion in Yaroslavl completed

The Emergencies Ministry’s team has completed search and rescue operations in Yaroslavl, where the entrance of a residential building collapsed as a result of a gas explosion on Friday, Oleg Bocharov, head of the regional department of the …

Eight killed in minibus crash in Crimea

Eight killed in minibus crash in Crimea

Eight people, including two children, have been killed in a minibus crash in Crimea, an emergency source said on Friday. "Another seven have suffered injuries," TASS cited him as saying. The minibus …

Mi-2 helicopter hard lands near Russia’s Rostov

Mi-2 helicopter hard lands near Russia’s Rostov

A private Mi-2 helicopter has hard landed in Russia’s Rostov Region preliminary due to engine failure, the press service for regional Emergency Ministry said, one person died in the incident, while one more was injured. …