Minibus in Russia's Magnitogorsk bursts in flames, killing 3

Source: Xinhua| 2019-01-02 11:00:52|Editor: Shi Yinglun
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MOSCOW, Jan. 2 (Xinhua) -- Three people were killed after a minibus burst into flames in Russia's Magnitogorsk, local news reported Wednesday.

The accident took place on Tuesday night not far from a residential block that withnesses a building collapse on Monday. The collapse has left at least nine people dead and 30 more missing.

"At the crossing of Karl Marx Street and Pravda Street in Magnitogorsk, a Gazel car with three people (all adults) inside had caught fire ... There were two gas cylinders in the car," Sputnik news agency quoted a statement released by the press service of the Chelyaabinsk Region's governor.

Local interior department said the cause of the fire was the malfunction of the gas equipment.

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