INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Updated with Thursday's death and injury count.Several residents and rescue workers were killed when a gas explosion ripped through a late
first responders arrived soon after being alerted in the early morning of an incident in the suburb of Balashikha, northeast of
crews were seen digging through the rubble before a second partial collapse was reported.The overall death toll stood at seven dead and 27
safety violations and carried outsearches at the utility company that provided gas to the building.Gas explosions are common in Russia and
often affect residential buildings built in the Soviet era.The damaged apartment building was built in 1979, with major repairs next
scheduled for 2025, according to TASS.
