VIDEO: Gas Explosion in Residential Building, Evacuations Underway in Russia

A gas-air mixture explosion occurred in one of the residential buildings in Neftyekamsk. Rescuers are evacuating residents, the press service of the Main Directorate of Bashkortostan of the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations reported on Friday.

"On March 17, 2023, at 04:27 Moscow time, the operational shift of the central control center of the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations for the Republic of Bashkortostan received a report of an explosion of a gas-air mixture on Dorozhnaya Street in Neftyekamsk," the ministry stated.

They noted that the explosion occurred in a