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Russian Emergency Situations Ministry personnel work at the explosion-rocked residential building in the city of Magnitogorsk, Russia, Jan. 2, 2019. A household gas explosion hit a 10-story residential building in the Russian city of Magnitogorsk on Dec. 31, 2018. The death toll of the explosion had increased to 37, the ministry said on Thursday. (Xinhua/Sputnik)