At least 33 dead in Russian gas station fire

At least 33 people were killed and dozens more injured in an explosion and fire at a gas station in Dagestan, a Russian republic in the Caucasus, according to a new report released on Tuesday by the Russian Situations Ministry. emergency.

“A total of 102 people were injured as a result of the incident,” the ministry said on Telegram.

An investigation has been opened to establish the circumstances of the disaster, the department in charge of investigations at the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation for Dagestan communicated on Telegram.

Russian President Vladimir Putin offered his condolences to relatives of the victims of the fire at a gas station that killed at least 30 people in Dagestan, a republic in the Russian Caucasus (south), according to a statement from the Kremlin.

“He also wished a speedy recovery to the injured”, added the Russian presidency.