Fire at Russian fuel station kills 30, scores injured
(VOVWORLD) - A fire at a fuel station in the southern Russian region of Dagestan late on Monday killed at least 30 people including three children, Russia's emergency services ministry said on Tuesday.
 Firefighters work at the accident scene following an explosion at a gas station in the city of Makhachkala, Russia. (Photo: AFP/VNA) |
The fire, which also injured more than 100 people, started at an auto repair shop on the roadside of a highway in Dagestani capital Makhachkala on Monday night and caused blasts as it spread to the nearby filling station, officials said.
It took firefighters more than 3-1/2 hours to put out the fire that spread into an area of 600 square metres, TASS reported, citing a statement from the Russian emergency service.