A gas cylinder exploded in a residential building in Tymovskoye, Russia, on Saturday . Four children among nine people killed in the blast .
Moscow, Russia, November 19: According to Russian news agency TASS, a gas cylinder exploded in a five-story residential building in Tymovskoye, Russia's Far Eastern Sakhalin Island, on Saturday.Four children among nine people died in the attack in Moscow, Moscow time.According to local officials, four children were among those killed, according to TASS.The number of people who have died has now increased to nine.
Though it has now become dark here, the rescue operation will continue at night, according to emergency responders.Several more residents are still trapped underneath the apartment complex's rubble, according to Valery Limarenko, the regional governor of Sakhalin.According to TASS, the work to rebuild the collapsed buildings continues.Interestingly, the 80-apartment five-story building was built in 1980. Residents who were injured by the blast can now access mattresses, hot meals, and other necessities at a shelter.