During the explosion near the gas station in the suburbs of Makhachkala, 35 were killed, 119 people were injured, including 20 children.
This was reported by Deputy Prime Minister Tatyana Golikova at a meeting of the President of the Russian Federation with government members.
“Unfortunately, 119 people were injured, including 20 children, 35 people were injured, including 3 children. Having assessed the situation on the spot, it was decided that 16 patients, including 3 children, would be there. Evacuated to federal Moscow institutions in connection with their state of health, ”Golikova said.
The explosion occurred at the NAFTA-24 Board in the Kumtorkalinsky district in the north of Makhachkala on August 14 in the region of 22:00 local time.
According to the Ministry of Emergencies, the building of the car service was initially caught fire, then the fire spread to the gas station, and then the gas -air mixture exploded at the gas station.
The fire managed to put out almost 4 hours after the explosion.
The head of Dagestan Sergey Melikov, by his decree, announced on August 15 the day of mourning in the Republic of Dagestan.
Russian President Vladimir Putin expressed condolences to the relatives and friends of the victims and wished the speedy recovery to the victims, the Kremlin press service said.