TYUMEN, Russia, March 17 (UPI) -- A ceiling collapsed Friday in an office building in Tyumen, an industrial city in Siberia, killing ate least one man and injuring at least eight others.
A gas blast apparently caused the collapse, trapping people under the debris, Itar-Tass reported.
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A fire broke out immediately, said Natalia Lukash, press officer for the Russian Emergencies Ministry. Rescue workers were called and firefighters managed to extinguish the fire in the three-story building.
All the injured were hospitalized. Two children and one adult were reported in severe condition.