Russian news agency reported on Wednesday, citing emergency services, that one person has died and two others are still trapped under the rubble following a gas explosion in a multi-story residential building in Balashikha, near Moscow. Andrei Vorobyov, the governor of the Moscow region, stated that the explosion occurred around 08:20 local time (05:20 GMT). The explosion caused a collapse on the third, fourth, and fifth floors of the building, damaging at least ten apartments.