MOSCOW—At least four people died Monday when sections of an apartment building collapsed after an apparent gas explosion in Russia’s Ural Mountains region, officials said, and hundreds of rescuers are searching for survivors under the debris. At least four people died when sections of an apartment building collapsed after an apparent gas explosion, officials said, and hundreds of rescuers are searching for survivors under the debris. Emergency officials admitted that they were racing against time as the frigid weather reduces the chances to find anyone alive. Article Continued BelowLocal authorities initially said 68 of those registered in the collapsed section of the building were unaccounted for, but later tracked down some of them. Emergency workers have evacuated residents of nearby sections of the building, fearing they could also tumble down.

Source: thestar December 31, 2018 13:18 UTC