Moscow, Nov 9 (AP) A nine-story apartment buildingpartially collapsed today in western Russian, killing at leastthree people and injuring another three, officials said.
Officials in Izhevsk believe a natural gas explosion isthe most likely cause. Such blasts are common in Russia, wherebottled gas is often used for cooking at home.
Pyotr Fomin, head of the local branch of the EmergenciesMinistry, said in televised remarks that search teams haverescued three people, who were hospitalised with injuries, andpulled out three bodies from beneath the rubble.
Officials said more people are believed to remain underthe debris.
Izhevsk, a city of about 625,000 people is about 1,200 kmeast of Moscow, is home to many industrial plants, including afactory that makes Kalashnikov assault rifles and otherweapons. (AP)KIS.
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