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Russian munitions plant blast leaves at least 5 injured, deaths feared Blast at Russian munitions plant leaves at least 3 dead & several injured
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Three missing people are feared to be dead and five are injured after an explosion hit one of Russia’s biggest munitions factories in the Nizhny Novgorod region. The blast reportedly triggered a fire. An explosion has hit one of the biggest Russian munitions factories in the Nizhny Novgorod region, reportedly killing at least three people and injuring several more. Some may still be trapped under rubble.
Five people were sent to hospital, including a woman with 80 percent burns to her body, after an incident at the Sverdlov plant in Dzerzhinsk, Russian media reported. The facility said there was “bang” at one of its mines’ disposal facilities on Friday. “We have discovered three dead in the rubble,” the local emergency services chief said after what the Sverdlov plant in Dzerzhinsk said was a “bang” at one of its mines’ disposal facilities. The official said that a part of the wall collapsed and it is too early to say whether any staff remain under the debris.
At least four people were injured in the accident, according to Interfax, citing the local governor. Earlier, Russian media reported that five people were sent to hospital, including a woman with 80 percent burns to her body.
It is thought ammonal explosive caused a blast in one of the workshops of the Sverdlov plant, and a fire engulfed an area of around 100 square meters. The blaze was completely extinguished by firefighters at around 1pm local time (10:30am GMT).It is thought ammonal explosive caused a blast in one of the workshops of the Sverdlov plant, and a fire engulfed an area of around 100 square meters. The blaze was completely extinguished by firefighters at around 1pm local time (10:30am GMT).
Initial Russian media reports, citing regional officials, said that three people were killed. Meanwhile, local emergency services told Interfax that three people out of nine workers at the epicenter of the blast could have died under the rubble, which is currently being removed.
The Sverdlov plant is more than 100 years old and is currently one of the biggest munitions facilities in Russia, located around 400 km (249 miles) from Moscow. It produces industrial explosives, detonators and booster leads for the mining industry.The Sverdlov plant is more than 100 years old and is currently one of the biggest munitions facilities in Russia, located around 400 km (249 miles) from Moscow. It produces industrial explosives, detonators and booster leads for the mining industry.
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