A 25-year-old man and a 45-year-old woman have been detained in Russia's Novosibirsk after an explosion due to a gas leak tore apart a residential building, killing at least eight people, including a 2-year-old child. The Investigative Committee said in a statement hours after the deadly explosion on February 9 that the suspects were residents of the neighboring Omsk region who represent an interregional company providing gas-stove services. The two could face a charge of providing services that do not meet safety regulations. Novosibirsk city authorities said 11 people were hospitalized and several people remained under the debris. To read the original story by RFE/RL's Siberia.Realities, click here.
Two Detained In Siberia Over Deadly Explosion In Residential Building
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