Seven people were injured in a gas explosion in Ingushetia.

Seven people, including a child, were injured in a gas explosion in the village of Sagopshi. The victims were hospitalized, and doctors described their condition as stable.

"Caucasian Knot" reported that five people – three adults and two children, both born in 2025 – were injured in a gas explosion in Shali on January 4. The victims, who suffered burns, were taken to Grozny for treatment; investigators have identified a malfunctioning gas stove as the probable cause of the incident.

Emergency services in Ingushetia reported a gas explosion in a private home on Ordzhonikidze Street in the village of Sagopshi on the evening of January 6. Initially, the republic's Ministry of Emergency Situations reported that five people, including a child, were injured and taken to the Malgobek Central District Hospital.

Later, it became known that there were more casualties: the republic's Investigative Committee reported that seven people, including a child, were injured.

The Ingush government's press service reported that the victims, who suffered burns to their bodies, were in stable condition. "No respiratory tract burns were detected," the official Telegram channel reported. Doctors released one of the injured late in the evening for outpatient treatment, while the remaining six remained hospitalized.

Following an inspection of the incident scene, investigators opened a criminal case under the article on the provision of services that do not meet safety requirements, resulting in grievous bodily harm (Part 2 of Article 238 of the Russian Criminal Code). The Ingushetia Prosecutor's Office, in turn, reported that it is overseeing the investigation.