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An explosion and an ensuing fire at a service station blast kills 11 in Russia’s Dagestan

An explosion and an ensuing fire at a service station blast kills 11 in Russia’s Dagestan | iNFOnews.ca
In this photo released by Russian Emergency Ministry Press Service on Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024, smoke and fire rises after an explosion killed multiple people at a gas station in the suburbs of Dagestan capital Makhachkala in Russia's Caspian Sea region. (Russian Emergency Ministry Press Service via AP)
Original Publication Date: September 28, 2024 12:34AM
Publication Updated: April 12, 2025 12:44AM

MOSCOW (AP) — Local officials said a body was pulled from the rubble Saturday following an explosion at a gas station in Russia’s southern region of Dagestan, bringing the death toll to at least 11.

The explosion on Friday triggered a fire that tore through the service station and its cafeteria on the outskirts of the regional capital, Makhachkala, said Russia’s Emergencies Ministry, adding that two children were among the dead. The fire was later extinguished.

Makhachkala is about 1,600 kilometers (990 miles) south of Moscow.

Regional authorities said a criminal investigation into the cause of the explosion has been opened and that Saturday has been declared a day of mourning in Dagestan.

Last August, a massive explosion at a gas station in Dagestan killed 35 people and injured 115 more.

An explosion and an ensuing fire at a service station blast kills 11 in Russia’s Dagestan | iNFOnews.ca
In this photo taken from video released by Russian Emergency Ministry Press Service on Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024, Russian rescuers carry a casualty after an explosion killed multiple people at a gas station in the suburbs of Dagestan capital Makhachkala in Russia’s Caspian Sea region. (Russian Emergency Ministry Press Service via AP)
An explosion and an ensuing fire at a service station blast kills 11 in Russia’s Dagestan | iNFOnews.ca
In this photo taken from video released by Russian Emergency Ministry Press Service on Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024, firefighters respond after an explosion killed multiple people at a gas station in the suburbs of Dagestan capital Makhachkala in Russia’s Caspian Sea region. (Russian Emergency Ministry Press Service via AP)
An explosion and an ensuing fire at a service station blast kills 11 in Russia’s Dagestan | iNFOnews.ca
In this photo released by Russian Emergency Ministry Press Service on Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024, first responders work the scene after an explosion killed multiple people at a gas station in the suburbs of Dagestan capital Makhachkala in Russia’s Caspian Sea region. (Russian Emergency Ministry Press Service via AP)

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