Overview
- An explosion at a central Vladikavkaz warehouse on Friday injured 14 people, while officials gave conflicting counts of one or at least two dead.
- The Investigative Committee launched a probe and opened a criminal case over unsafe services tied to the suspected fireworks storage site.
- Rescue crews and police sealed the area and reported no risk of a second blast or people trapped under debris.
- Two children were hospitalized, and several victims remain in serious or grave condition, according to regional officials.
- Local authorities said the fire spread to nearby buildings and cut power to homes, and they paused debris removal because of collapse risk.