The number of dead at the result of the roof collapse at the Basmanny market reached 23 people, the Emergency Ministry operative office on the disaster site told Interfax. The number of injured, according to the rescuers, is 25 people.
As the rescuers told the "Gazeta.Ru" correspondent, there were many people in the market building, they think, the final number of victims will exceed the existing figures 2-3 times.