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| 2 missing, 20 + injured as massive blasts hit TNT plant in Russia’s Dzerzhinsk city (VIDEOS) | |
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| At least 20 people were injured when three large blasts rocked a TNT plant in the city of Dzerzhinsk in Central Russia. The shockwave shattered windows in nearby buildings, and a huge plume of smoke is hovering over the streets. | |
| The blasts were so powerful that people even heard them in Bogorodsk, another city, some 15 km away. Meanwhile, residents in Dzershinsk saw large plumes of grey smoke rising above the city streets. Witnesses said that the shockwave from the explosions shattered windows in nearby buildings. | The blasts were so powerful that people even heard them in Bogorodsk, another city, some 15 km away. Meanwhile, residents in Dzershinsk saw large plumes of grey smoke rising above the city streets. Witnesses said that the shockwave from the explosions shattered windows in nearby buildings. |
| The “violations in the technological processes” inside the plant may have been the likely reasons of the incident, according to officials. The series of the blasts occurred in the part of the plant that was making TNT, with its building said to be completely demolished. | The “violations in the technological processes” inside the plant may have been the likely reasons of the incident, according to officials. The series of the blasts occurred in the part of the plant that was making TNT, with its building said to be completely demolished. |
| The plant in question makes various types of explosives, mostly used in mining. The series of blasts erupted at the part of the plant that made TNT. One of its buildings is said to be completely destroyed, and a fire broke out. | |
| Not many details are known so far but the emergency services said that the incident likely happened because of “violations” in the manufacturing processes inside of the plant. | |
| The plant’s administration said that there were no casualties in the fire that broke out after the blasts and all employees were evacuated. | The plant’s administration said that there were no casualties in the fire that broke out after the blasts and all employees were evacuated. |
| This is not the first time explosions had happened at the same TNT-maker. On April 4, a blast brought down one of its one-story structures. It took an hour to put down the fire, and, luckily, no one got hurt that day. A much deadlier explosion occurred in the plant in August, when five of its workers were killed. | |
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