A suspected gas leak caused a powerful explosion that completely destroyed a large store in the southern Russian city of "Vladikavkaz" in the early hours of Friday morning, according to a local TV channel, quoting a deputy prime minister. Region.
It seems that a security guard managed to escape himself, after being trapped in the rubble.
It was not immediately clear if there were other people in the building at the time of the explosion.
Pictures of the accident showed a large pile of rubble, in the same place where the store was located.
In Russia, such accidents are not uncommon, as the country´s safety standards are often ignored.
