01:58, 14 April 2026

The death toll from the explosion in Vladikavkaz has risen to three.

One of the victims of the explosion at a fireworks warehouse in Vladikavkaz died in the hospital. The death toll from the incident has risen to three.

As reported by the "Caucasian Knot," the explosion in Vladikavkaz, according to initial reports, killed two people and injured 14. Of these, 13, including two children, were hospitalized. It was later reported that on the evening of April 10, after seeking medical attention, a teenager suffered a concussion in the explosion and was also hospitalized. By April 13, 11 victims remained hospitalized, including two in serious condition.

On April 10, an explosion occurred at a fireworks warehouse on Partizansky Lane in Vladikavkaz. Residents of neighboring houses, where the blast wave shattered windows, were among the injured. A state of emergency has been declared in the city. According to investigators, workers were on the warehouse premises at the time of the incident. A criminal case has been opened, and on April 11, investigators detained the warehouse owner and the organizers of the pyrotechnics production, suspects in the explosion.

On the evening of April 13, the head of North Ossetia, Sergei Menyailo, announced the death of a person injured in the explosion at a pyrotechnics warehouse in Vladikavkaz. He was one of two patients treated at the emergency room who were in serious condition.

The official expressed his condolences to the family and friends of the deceased. According to Menyailo, "everything possible" was done to save the man, and hospital doctors "fought to the last" for his life.

"Specialists from the federal burn center were involved in the treatment, consultations were held constantly, and all available medical resources were utilized. However, the injuries proved too severe—burns covered 90% of his body surface," he wrote on his Telegram channel.

Translated automatically via Google translate from https://www.kavkaz-uzel.eu/articles/422435