Number of Magnitogorsk tragedy victims rises to 37

ASTANA. KAZINFORM The death toll as a result of partial collapse of a residential building in Magnitogorsk has risen to 37, TASS reports citing the Russian Emergencies Ministry's press service.

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‘The gender of the last recovered person has not been identified yet," a representative of the Ministry says.

The fate of 4 more people remains unknown.

Recall that the tragedy occurred in Magnitogorsk in the morning of December 31, when a section of the 10-story residential building collapsed. Investigators say domestic gas blast caused the collapse.