The cause of the explosion in Khimki has been named

The explosion in Khimki occurred as a result of improper handling of a household explosive. This was reported on December 20 in the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia in the region.

"According to preliminary data, the cause of the incident was careless handling of an explosive household item," the Telegram channel said.

The incident occurred in the courtyard of a house in Banny Lane in the Skhodnya neighborhood.

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The death toll from the incident has increased to 12 people.

The explosion in Khimki near Moscow became known earlier that day. It was clarified that the incident occurred in Banny Lane of the Skhodnya microdistrict near house 1. According to the Izvestia interlocutor, a teenage child died as a result of the incident. On the same day, the Ministry of Health of the Moscow region reported that the condition of the two victims was assessed as severe and moderate.

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