Apartment building evacuated in St. Petersburg explosion VIDEO, PHOTOS

  06 April 2017    Read: 2158
Apartment building evacuated in St. Petersburg explosion VIDEO, PHOTOS
Reports are coming from eastern St Petersburg about a blast at an apartment building. Photos from the alleged scene posted on social media show the damaged side of a 16th floor building and debris scattered on the ground below it.
The debris crashed through the top of a car parked at the scene, one of the photos shows.

At least one image showed black smoke and fire coming from the building near the damaged wall.

Rescue services say they are evacuating residents from the building and investigating the situation.



Witnesses reported hearing a loud pop before the siding fell from the building.

Interfax cited a municipal official as saying that the incident was construction related and caused no injuries.

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