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| Dzerzhinsk explosion: Blast at Russian explosives factory injures 19 | Dzerzhinsk explosion: Blast at Russian explosives factory injures 19 |
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| An explosion at a factory in the Russian city of Dzerzhinsk has left 19 people injured, local media report. | An explosion at a factory in the Russian city of Dzerzhinsk has left 19 people injured, local media report. |
| According to a source quoted by Interfax news agency, the factory was used to produce and store high-explosive bombs. | According to a source quoted by Interfax news agency, the factory was used to produce and store high-explosive bombs. |
| They add that the facility at the JSC Kristall Research Institute has now been completely destroyed. | |
| A factory official says five people were inside at the time of the blast, and they had been safely evacuated. | |
| Firefighters in the city say they do not know if anyone else is still inside the building. | |
| Images posted on social media appear to show a huge mushroom cloud billowing out over the blast area. | |
| All 19 injured people are receiving medical treatment and emergency services are still on the scene, a spokeswoman for the local health ministry told Interfax. | |
| "We are talking about shrapnel wounds of mild and moderate severity," she added. | |
| A spokesman from the local emergency ministry told Russian news agencies that there was a "technical explosion" in one of the workshops, which caused a fire of around 100 sq m. | |
| Last April three people died in another factory blast in Dzerzhinsk, which is believed to be one of the world's most polluted cities. |