Moscow, Dec. 21 (UNI) One person was killed and two others injured in an explosion in Khimki city in the Moscow region, local authorities said Saturday.
According to the regional health ministry, the two injured people were taken to local medical institutions, with one of them in critical condition and the other in moderate condition.
The explosion occurred in the courtyard of one of the houses in Banniy Lane, Skhodnya town in Khimki, the regional internal affairs ministry said.
According to preliminary investigation, the cause of the incident was the careless handling of an explosive household item, it added.
Police officers are working at the scene, and all the circumstances of the incident are being clarified.
