UPDATE - At Least 1 Person Killed After Household Gas Explodes In Russia's Vologda - Local Dispatch

ST. PETERSBURG (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 16th December, 2018) At least one person was killed and a number of others were injured due to the explosion of household gas in Russia's northwestern city of Vologda, local dispatch service told Sputnik on Sunday.

"There was an explosion of household gas in the apartment. The number of victims is being specified, one person is dead," the dispatcher said.

The dispatch service then added that according to preliminary information, two people were seriously injured, while a number of others were lightly wounded.

In turn, the Russian Emergencies Ministry said that around 90 people had been evacuated from the house where the accident took place.

"The total number of evacuees is about 90 people," the press service said.

Temporary accommodation with a capacity to host 500 people was organized in a nearby school.