TALLINN — Two people were killed by an explosion early Sunday morning in the nine-story apartment building they lived in, located in Tallinn’s Kristiine neighborhood, about 4 km south of Old Town.

Police say that the explosion was allegedly caused by one of the people killed, a 39-year-old ex-convict named Sergey. The explosion also claimed the life of his infant daughter, less than a year old and injured his live-in girlfriend and older daughter. In 1994, Sergey was sentenced to a 10-year jail sentence for [private_supervisor]armed robbery but was released early in 2002.

Police do not know whether the explosion was intentional or not and what kind of explosives were used.

“It is not known if the explosion was caused intentionally or what kind of explosives were used. It is a matter of expertise and it will take awhile before the experts’ findings will arrive,” Maria-Elisa Tuulik, press spokeswoman of Northern Prosecutor’s office, told Baltic Reports.

Domestic dispute turns tragic

Police were called out to Sergey’s apartment on Kuldnoka Street address on Saturday night at 11.45 p.m. after neighbors complained about a loud family fight. Nobody opened the door and the police noticed no loud noises, so they were waiting outside to check if a disturbance would resume when the explosion detonated.

Then, Tallinn’s emergency call center received a phone call at 00:17 reporting an explosion and fire on the fourth floor of a concrete Soviet-era apartment block on Kuldnoka Street. A woman and another child who also living in the same apartment and two men from a neighboring apartment were hospitalized.

The woman is still in a hospital while the child was taken to the Tallinn Children’s Hospital but subsequently released without any serious injuries. One of the men was released Sunday but another remains in intensive care.

A 37-year-old policeman, who was behind the apartment’s door when the explosion took place, was taken to the hospital. The policeman’s injuries are non-life-threatening but he remains in the hospital.

The Northern Estonian Rescue Service Center sent out two fire brigades, a bomb squad and several ambulances to the site.

The fire was put out by 1 a.m. on Sunday morning. The third, fourth and fifth floor of the building is unstable and construction workers are stabilizing the building’s damaged structure. The residents of those apartments have been evacuated.

Mihhail Korb, the Kristiine borough alderman said that those people who cannot return their homes, can apply for a temporary living space from the borough government.

“One person already has turned to the borough government and that person’s problem is being dealt with,” Korb told the press. “Probably there are more people who need help, but we don’t know how many as other people have not turned to us yet.”

The building’s other residents are now back in their homes, but the residents of the nine apartments adjacent are uninhabitable. [/private_supervisor] [private_subscription 1 month]armed robbery but was released early in 2002.

Police do not know whether the explosion was intentional or not and what kind of explosives were used.

“It is not known if the explosion was caused intentionally or what kind of explosives were used. It is a matter of expertise and it will take awhile before the experts’ findings will arrive,” Maria-Elisa Tuulik, press spokeswoman of Northern Prosecutor’s office, told Baltic Reports.

Domestic dispute turns tragic

Police were called out to Sergey’s apartment on Kuldnoka Street address on Saturday night at 11.45 p.m. after neighbors complained about a loud family fight. Nobody opened the door and the police noticed no loud noises, so they were waiting outside to check if a disturbance would resume when the explosion detonated.

Then, Tallinn’s emergency call center received a phone call at 00:17 reporting an explosion and fire on the fourth floor of a concrete Soviet-era apartment block on Kuldnoka Street. A woman and another child who also living in the same apartment and two men from a neighboring apartment were hospitalized.

The woman is still in a hospital while the child was taken to the Tallinn Children’s Hospital but subsequently released without any serious injuries. One of the men was released Sunday but another remains in intensive care.

A 37-year-old policeman, who was behind the apartment’s door when the explosion took place, was taken to the hospital. The policeman’s injuries are non-life-threatening but he remains in the hospital.

The Northern Estonian Rescue Service Center sent out two fire brigades, a bomb squad and several ambulances to the site.

The fire was put out by 1 a.m. on Sunday morning. The third, fourth and fifth floor of the building is unstable and construction workers are stabilizing the building’s damaged structure. The residents of those apartments have been evacuated.

Mihhail Korb, the Kristiine borough alderman said that those people who cannot return their homes, can apply for a temporary living space from the borough government.

“One person already has turned to the borough government and that person’s problem is being dealt with,” Korb told the press. “Probably there are more people who need help, but we don’t know how many as other people have not turned to us yet.”

The building’s other residents are now back in their homes, but the residents of the nine apartments adjacent are uninhabitable. [/private_subscription 1 month] [private_subscription 4 months]armed robbery but was released early in 2002.

Police do not know whether the explosion was intentional or not and what kind of explosives were used.

“It is not known if the explosion was caused intentionally or what kind of explosives were used. It is a matter of expertise and it will take awhile before the experts’ findings will arrive,” Maria-Elisa Tuulik, press spokeswoman of Northern Prosecutor’s office, told Baltic Reports.

Domestic dispute turns tragic

Police were called out to Sergey’s apartment on Kuldnoka Street address on Saturday night at 11.45 p.m. after neighbors complained about a loud family fight. Nobody opened the door and the police noticed no loud noises, so they were waiting outside to check if a disturbance would resume when the explosion detonated.

Then, Tallinn’s emergency call center received a phone call at 00:17 reporting an explosion and fire on the fourth floor of a concrete Soviet-era apartment block on Kuldnoka Street. A woman and another child who also living in the same apartment and two men from a neighboring apartment were hospitalized.

The woman is still in a hospital while the child was taken to the Tallinn Children’s Hospital but subsequently released without any serious injuries. One of the men was released Sunday but another remains in intensive care.

A 37-year-old policeman, who was behind the apartment’s door when the explosion took place, was taken to the hospital. The policeman’s injuries are non-life-threatening but he remains in the hospital.

The Northern Estonian Rescue Service Center sent out two fire brigades, a bomb squad and several ambulances to the site.

The fire was put out by 1 a.m. on Sunday morning. The third, fourth and fifth floor of the building is unstable and construction workers are stabilizing the building’s damaged structure. The residents of those apartments have been evacuated.

Mihhail Korb, the Kristiine borough alderman said that those people who cannot return their homes, can apply for a temporary living space from the borough government.

“One person already has turned to the borough government and that person’s problem is being dealt with,” Korb told the press. “Probably there are more people who need help, but we don’t know how many as other people have not turned to us yet.”

The building’s other residents are now back in their homes, but the residents of the nine apartments adjacent are uninhabitable. [/private_subscription 4 months] [private_subscription 1 year]armed robbery but was released early in 2002.

Police do not know whether the explosion was intentional or not and what kind of explosives were used.

“It is not known if the explosion was caused intentionally or what kind of explosives were used. It is a matter of expertise and it will take awhile before the experts’ findings will arrive,” Maria-Elisa Tuulik, press spokeswoman of Northern Prosecutor’s office, told Baltic Reports.

Domestic dispute turns tragic

Police were called out to Sergey’s apartment on Kuldnoka Street address on Saturday night at 11.45 p.m. after neighbors complained about a loud family fight. Nobody opened the door and the police noticed no loud noises, so they were waiting outside to check if a disturbance would resume when the explosion detonated.

Then, Tallinn’s emergency call center received a phone call at 00:17 reporting an explosion and fire on the fourth floor of a concrete Soviet-era apartment block on Kuldnoka Street. A woman and another child who also living in the same apartment and two men from a neighboring apartment were hospitalized.

The woman is still in a hospital while the child was taken to the Tallinn Children’s Hospital but subsequently released without any serious injuries. One of the men was released Sunday but another remains in intensive care.

A 37-year-old policeman, who was behind the apartment’s door when the explosion took place, was taken to the hospital. The policeman’s injuries are non-life-threatening but he remains in the hospital.

The Northern Estonian Rescue Service Center sent out two fire brigades, a bomb squad and several ambulances to the site.

The fire was put out by 1 a.m. on Sunday morning. The third, fourth and fifth floor of the building is unstable and construction workers are stabilizing the building’s damaged structure. The residents of those apartments have been evacuated.

Mihhail Korb, the Kristiine borough alderman said that those people who cannot return their homes, can apply for a temporary living space from the borough government.

“One person already has turned to the borough government and that person’s problem is being dealt with,” Korb told the press. “Probably there are more people who need help, but we don’t know how many as other people have not turned to us yet.”

The building’s other residents are now back in their homes, but the residents of the nine apartments adjacent are uninhabitable. [/private_subscription 1 year]

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