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| Date | 31 December 2018 |
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| Time | 6:02 a.m. (Yekaterinburg Time) |
| Location | Magnitogorsk, Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia |
| Coordinates | 53°23′00″N 58°58′36″E / 53.3833°N 58.9768°E |
| Type | Structural failure |
| Cause | Explosion, officially due to a gas leak[1] |
| Motive | Terrorism (alleged, unconfirmed)[2] |
| Organised by |  Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (claimed responsibility, unconfirmed)[3] |
| Deaths | 39[4] |
| Non-fatal injuries | 17 (4 hospitalised and 13 released after first aid treatment)[5] |
On 31 December 2018, at approximately 6:02 a.m. local time, an apartment block in Magnitogorsk, Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia, partially collapsed. The collapse killed 39 people and injured 17 more. The cause of the collapse is believed to have been a gas explosion.[4]
- ^ "Reports are still circulating that a deadly apartment collapse in Magnitogorsk was really a terrorist attack, but there are some problems with this story". Meduza. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
- ^ Prince, Todd (28 December 2019). "Online News Agency Says Magnitogorsk Blast, Which Killed 39, Was Terrorism, Not Gas Leak". Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
- ^ "Russia dismisses Islamic State claim for deadly explosion". Reuters. 18 January 2019. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
- ^ a b "Спасательная операция на месте обрушения подъезда в Магнитогорске завершена" [Rescue operation at the site of the collapse of the entrance in Magnitogorsk completed] (in Russian). 3 January 2019. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
- ^ "Один из пострадавших в Магнитогорске находится в крайне тяжелом состоянии". РИА Новости (in Russian). 31 December 2018. Retrieved 3 January 2019.