"An explosion at a Russian military police facility near St Petersburg has caused several floors of the building to collapse. St Petersburg's 78 news channel, quoting an unnamed source, reported at least three people were killed and several wounded in the blast on Tuesday in the town of Sertolovo, north of Russia's second largest city. list of 4 itemsend of list Local website 47 News, citing emergency services, also reported three dead."
"Leningrad Governor Alexander Drozdenko said the cause of the collapse is under investigation. Soldiers and security forces were dispatched to the scene to help clear the rubble and rescue potential victims, he said. There are fears the building could further collapse, Russia's Lenta news site reported. Russia's Investigative Committee, which probes major crimes, said it opened an investigation into a potential fire safety violation. It has been preliminarily established that there are casualties as a result of the incident, it added."
An explosion at a military police facility in Sertolovo, north of St Petersburg, caused several floors to collapse, killing at least three people and wounding others. Unverified images showed the building's two upper floors caved in with large piles of debris around the structure. Authorities dispatched soldiers and security forces to clear rubble and search for potential victims amid fears of further collapse. The Investigative Committee opened a probe into a possible fire safety violation and preliminarily confirmed casualties. The blast coincided with renewed Russia–Ukraine talks in Geneva and follows a pattern of sabotage and infrastructure attacks since the 2022 invasion. Gas leaks in Soviet-era buildings are a frequent cause of explosions, though no immediate cause was given.
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