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| Dzerzhinsk explosion: Blast at Russian explosives factory injures 38 | Dzerzhinsk explosion: Blast at Russian explosives factory injures 38 |
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| An explosion at a factory in the Russian city of Dzerzhinsk has left 38 people injured, local media report. | An explosion at a factory in the Russian city of Dzerzhinsk has left 38 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. | 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. | A factory official says five people were inside at the time of the blast, and they had been safely evacuated. |
| Firefighters say they do not know if anyone else is still inside the building. | |
| The city of Dzerzhinsk has declared an emergency in the areas surrounding the plant, while the Investigative Committee of Russia has launched a criminal investigation over an alleged violation of safety rules. | |
| "The explosion occurred at 11:45 Moscow time (08:45 GMT). It shattered the windows in an area of three kilometres [around the plant], including those of the industrial facilities. A part of the city has been affected," Dmitri Krasnov, deputy governor of the Nizhny Novgorod region, told news channel Rossiya 24. | |
| Images posted on social media appear to show a huge mushroom cloud billowing out over the blast area. | Images posted on social media appear to show a huge mushroom cloud billowing out over the blast area. |
| A spokesman for the local emergency ministry told Russian news agencies that four of the 38 injured people were in a "serious condition", but there were no deaths. | A spokesman for the local emergency ministry told Russian news agencies that four of the 38 injured people were in a "serious condition", but there were no deaths. |
| Earlier, a local health official said that most victims were suffering from "shrapnel wounds of mild and moderate severity". | |
| Officials said there was a "technical explosion" in one of the workshops, which caused a fire of around 100 sq m. | |
| Last August three people died in another factory blast in Dzerzhinsk, in central Russia, which is believed to be one of the world's most polluted cities. |