At least one killed by gas cylinder blast in iconic Moscow toy shop, state media reports
At least one killed by gas cylinder blast in iconic Moscow toy shop, state media reports
Published by Global Banking and Finance Review
Posted on August 24, 2025
MOSCOW (Reuters) -At least one person was killed on Sunday when a gas cylinder exploded in an iconic Moscow toy shop, state news agencies reported.
The blast occurred at the Central Children's Store, known by most Russians as the "Detsky Mir" toy shop. It is located on the Lubyanka square near to the headquarters of the Federal Security Service (FSB), the main successor to the Soviet-era KGB.
The toy shop building, which also houses a number of restaurants, shops and a cinema, has been evacuated, Russian news agencies reported.
The Mash Telegram channel said that a helium cannister exploded.
(Reporting by Reuters; editing by Guy Faulconbridge)