ST. PETERSBURG, July 13. Almost all the residents of a five-story building in the city of Opochka, Pskov region, where household gas exploded, returned to their apartments, said regional governor Mikhail Vedernikov.
Earlier on Saturday in Opochka, a household gas cylinder exploded in a five-story building that was not connected to the centralized gas supply. As a result, two people were injured, three apartments and two cars were damaged, Vedernikov reported. The prosecutor's office of the Pskov region organized an inspection. 
“A comprehensive study of the damaged apartment building (apartment building — ed.) was carried out. According to the results, all residents (except for the residents of the three most damaged apartments) returned home. The management company began prompt repairs of door and window openings,” the Pskov governor wrote in his Telegram channel .
He added that the supply of water and food for people had been organized at the site of the incident in the morning. The residents did not need a temporary accommodation facility.
As specified in the Telegram channel of the regional department of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of the Russian Federation, a domestic gas explosion led to a fire on an area of 15 square meters, which was extinguished by 11 specialists from the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations and five pieces of equipment.
According to Vedernikov, rescuers arrived at the scene four minutes after the signal was received by the duty service, and after another five minutes the fire was extinguished.
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