In this photo released by Russian Emergency Ministry Press Service on Thursday, Oct. 31, 2024, Russian Emergency Ministry rescuers work at the side the rocked by a gas blast a five-story apartment building in Russia's North Caucasus city of Cherkessk. (Russian Emergency Ministry Press Service via AP)

In this photo released by Russian Emergency Ministry Press Service on Thursday, Oct. 31, 2024, Russian Emergency Ministry rescuers work at the side the rocked by a gas blast a five-story apartment building in Russia's North Caucasus city of Cherkessk. (Russian Emergency Ministry Press Service via AP)

In this photo released by Official website of the Head and Government of the Karachay-Cherkess Republic of Russia on Thursday, Oct. 31, 2024, Russian Emergency Ministry rescuers work at the side the rocked by a gas blast a five-story apartment building in Russia's North Caucasus city of Cherkessk. (Official website of the Head and Government of the Karachay-Cherkess Republic of Russia via AP)

In this photo released by Russian Emergency Ministry Press Service on Thursday, Oct. 31, 2024, Russian Emergency Ministry rescuers carry a wounded person from the side the rocked by a gas blast a five-story apartment building in Russia's North Caucasus city of Cherkessk. (Russian Emergency Ministry Press Service via AP)