At least one person was killed and two were injured in an explosion that caused a fire at an FSB Border Service Department building in Russia, local authorities have said.

The security service building is in the port city of Rostov-on-Don, near the Ukrainian border in the southeast of Russia.

Local residents heard an explosion and then black smoke started pouring out of the building, according to local media reports.

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“Emergency services were dispatched… details are being clarified,” the press office of the emergency services in Rostov-on-Don said in comments carried by the state-run TASS news agency.

Read more: The Telegraph