MINSK, November 19 – RIA Novosti. Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko sent a condolence message to Russian President Vladimir Putin regarding those who lost their lives in a gas explosion in a residence in Sakhalin. reported Press service of the President of Belarus.

Earlier, the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Russia reported that, according to preliminary data, household gas exploded in a five-story residential building on Sakhalin, the floors from the fifth to the first collapsed. The regional governor, Valery Limarenko, stated that the incident occurred in the village of Tymovskoye, located at Bibliochnaya Street 6a, that gas was not supplied to the house and the reasons for the explosion were being investigated. Local authorities cited improper storage and operation of household gas cylinders as the primary cause of the incident. According to the latest data from the governor’s office, 9 people, including 4 children, died as a result of the state of emergency, and one person may be trapped under the rubble.

“Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko conveyed his condolences to Russian President Vladimir Putin for those who lost their lives in a gas explosion in a residential building in Sakhalin,” the message said.

According to him, the people of Belarus and Lukashenka on behalf of himself conveyed his sincere condolences and condolences to the families and friends of the victims, as well as wishes for a speedy recovery to all victims.

“The news of the tragic death as a result of the explosion of domestic gas in a residence in the village of Tymovskoye in Sakhalin, Belarus, was met with deep sorrow,” the press service said in a statement.