[69112] Series of tragic events in Russia: gas explosions, school accidents, and building collapses

A day of disasters and accidents across Russia

Over the past 24 hours, a number of severe incidents have been reported in various locations in Russia. In the city of Lobnya, Moscow region, a gas explosion in an apartment building led to the deaths of two people and the injury of three others, including two girls aged 3 and 11, as reported by channels such as Varlamov News and TASS. Authorities have launched a criminal investigation following the incident, which led to the collapse of a wall between apartments and a large fire in the structure.

In a separate incident at school No. 8 in the city of Tchaikovsky, Perm region, three 5th-grade students were injured as a result of the explosion of a pyrotechnic device of the "Signal Okhotnika" (Hunter's Signal) type. According to Readovka, one of the students brought the device to school after finding it on the street. The channel notes that the children were trying to show off to their friends when the device was activated by mistake. SHOT reported that one of the children required hospitalization, while the others received medical treatment on the spot.

At the same time, reports on Осторожно, новости point to a serious accident at school No. 13 in Sevastopol, where a balcony collapsed while a group of students was taking photos on it. According to the report, ten students were injured with varying degrees of severity, including fractures and head injuries. Zone AP harshly criticized the quality of the renovations carried out on the building, which it claims were completed just five days ago at a cost of over 156 million rubles, accusing the authorities of "mass theft" within the framework of national projects.

In addition, the channel NGS24.RU updated on the closing of a case regarding child abuse at the "Sosnovy Bor" camp, in which a counselor was sentenced to 1.5 years in prison for negligence after ignoring reports of an assault on a 10-year-old camper by other teenagers at the camp.