The press service of the Khabarovsk Territory prosecutor's office announced the beginning of an investigation into the collapse of a house in the village of Korfovsky, which, according to preliminary information, killed five people. The audit is being carried out in relation to JSC Gazprom Gas Distribution Far East.

“The Khabarovsk Territory prosecutor’s office is conducting an investigation into the explosion. During the inspection, the prosecutor’s office will evaluate compliance with legislation in the housing and communal services sector on the part of the management company and JSC Gazprom Gas Distribution Far East, as well as compliance with safety regulations during emergency rescue operations,” the statement says .

As Kommersant reported, on Friday night in the village of Korfovsky (Khabarovsk Territory), an explosion completely destroyed the entrance to a three-story brick residential building in which there were 15 people. A state of emergency has been declared in the area, the regional authorities have already promised to pay up to 500 thousand rubles. the dead and compensate the losses of the injured. The investigative department of the Investigative Committee for the region opened a criminal case under Part 3 of Art. 109 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (causing death by negligence to two or more persons). The force of the explosion suggests that not just gas could have detonated, but also an unknown device - according to one version, it could have been sticks of dynamite.

Read more about the explosion in the Khabarovsk Territory in the Kommersant article “An unknown force destroyed the entire entrance.”

After the collapse of a house near Khabarovsk, a Gazprom branch is inspected