Russia: At least one dead, six injured as explosion rips through Omsk flat

A suspected gas explosion brought down a large part of a block of flats leaving at least one person dead and six injured in the Russian city of Omsk on Tuesday. Around 130 rescue workers remained at the scene well after dark searching for survivors who may still be trapped. At least one person has already been pulled alive from beneath the rubble. Following the explosion around 40 inhabitants of nearby buildings were evacuated to safer ground. Residents claim to have smelt gas during the day and officials from the local municipal services were called out but the source of the leak is yet to be traced. Russia's Federal Investigative Committee has opened a case into the incident to probe whether any law was broken in the maintenance of the building.