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2018 Magnitogorsk building collapse
2018 apartment building collapse in Magnitogorsk, Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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On 31 December 2018, at approximately 6:02 a.m. local time, an apartment block in Magnitogorsk, Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia, partially collapsed. The collapse killed 39 people and injured 17 more. The cause of the collapse is believed to have been a gas explosion.[4]
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Date | 31 December 2018 (2018-12-31) |
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Time | 6:02 a.m. (Yekaterinburg Time) |
Location | Magnitogorsk, Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia |
Coordinates | 53.3833°N 58.9768°E / 53.3833; 58.9768 |
Type | Structural failure |
Cause | Explosion, officially due to a gas leak[1] |
Motive | Terrorism (alleged, unconfirmed)[2] |
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Deaths | 39[4] |
Non-fatal injuries | 17 (4 hospitalised and 13 released after first aid treatment)[5] |
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