Explosion and Fire at Service Station in Russia’s Chechnya Kills 4

A firefighter extinguishes a large fire after an explosion at a gas station in Grozny, the capital of Chechen republic of Russia, in a still from video released on Oct. 12, 2024. (Russian Emergency Ministry Press Service via AP)

By The Associated Press

The Associated Press

View profile

October 12, 2024Updated: October 13, 2024

biggersmaller

MOSCOW—An explosion at a gas station in Russia’s southern region of Chechnya killed at least four people, officials said Saturday.

The explosion of a gas tank triggered a fire at the service station in the regional capital, Grozny, said Russia’s Emergencies Ministry, adding that two children were among the dead. The fire was extinguished.

Grozny is about 930 miles south of Moscow.

Regional authorities said a criminal investigation was opened.

Last month an explosion at a gas station in the neighboring region of Dagestan killed at least 13 people and injured 23 others.

Epoch Share