One person has died and nine were injured in an explosion at a shopping mall in Vladikavkaz, the local emergency services reported.
According to initial data, the incident at Alania Mall was due to a domestic gas explosion.
A fire broke out after the explosion, and the building's windows were broken.
The governor of North Ossetia, Sergei Menyailo, announced that an operational headquarters had been set up at the shopping mall.