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Eight injured in household gas explosion in southeastern Moscow

Several firefighting crews and rescuers are on the site; over 10 ambulances and gas specialists have been called

01:02 21/11/2009

Eight people have been injured in a household gas explosion in a residential building in Moscow's southeast, a law enforcement source said Saturday.

"Rescuers are evacuating people as fire is being extinguished in a residential building hit by an explosion," the source said. "Eight people are known to have been injured."

Several firefighting crews and rescuers are on the site; over 10 ambulances and gas specialists have been called.

The source said traffic on the Yunykh Lenintsev Street where the five-story building is situated has been blocked by police.

MOSCOW, November 21 (RIA Novosti)

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