Tragedy as fuel station fire kills 30, injures many in Russia

Tragedy as fuel station fire kills 30, injures many in Russia

At least 30 people, including three children, were murdered in a fire at a gas station late on Monday in the southern Russian region of Dagestan, the emergency services ministry of Russia reported on Tuesday.

In the Dagestani capital Makhachkala on Monday night, a fire broke out inside an auto repair shop by the side of the road, causing explosions as it moved to the nearby gas station, according to officials.

“It’s like a war here,” a witness said.

Images shared by the emergency services ministry showed firefighters trying to put out a colossal blaze as flames rose high in the night sky.

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Footage posted online showed a one-storey building ablaze, Reuters TV reported.

“During the rescue operation in Makhachkala, the bodies of three more victims were found,” the ministry said on Telegram. “According to the updated information, as a result of the fire at the petrol station 105 were injured, and of them, 30 died.”