5 dead in apartment building fire in Novosibirsk, Russia

MOSCOW (AP) — Authorities say a gas explosion in an apartment building in the Siberian city of Novosibirsk has killed at least five people including a 2-year-old child. The explosion at 7:43 a.m. on Thursday caused two entrances of the five-story building to collapse, with 30 apartments destroyed by the ensuing fire. Nine people were taken to the hospital, two of whom are in intensive care. The fate of a further 10 people, including two children, remains unknown. Preliminary data suggests a gas leak caused the explosion. Novosibirsk is the biggest city in Siberia and Russia’s third-largest by population.