At least 27 people have been killed in an explosion and fire at a petrol station in Dagestan in southern Russia, SİA reports citing BBCNews.
The blast occurred in the regional capital Makhachkala, which sits on the coast of the Caspian Sea, at 21:40 local time (18:40 GMT).
Dozens of other people were injured in the incident, the exact cause of which is not yet clear.
Pictures showed a large fire lighting up the night sky and a number of fire engines at the scene.
Some 260 emergency workers have been deployed, as has an aircraft to evacuate the seriously injured to Moscow, the emergencies ministry said.
Russia's Interfax news agency quoted doctors as saying three children were among the dead.
It added that the fire had spread over an area of 600 sq m (6,460 sq ft) and that there was a danger of further explosions.
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A fire and explosion at a petrol station in the southern Russian region of Dagestan has killed at least 25 people, including three children, and injured dozens, the Interfax news agency said citing regional emergency medics, SİA reports.
The fire started at an auto repair shop on the roadside of a highway in the Dagestani capital Makhachkala, which is located on the Caspian Sea, on Monday night and caused blasts spreading to a nearby petrol station, officials said earlier on Tuesday. “It’s like a war here,” a witness told the Reuters news agency.
The number of people injured rose to some 66, 10 of whom are in critical condition, RIA news agency said quoting Russian Deputy Health Minister Vladimir Fisenko. Thirteen of the wounded are children, Interfax reported citing the Dagestani health ministry.
An aircraft had been dispatched to Makhachkala to evacuate the seriously injured to Moscow, Russia’s emergency situations ministry said on the Telegram messaging app.
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