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18:21, 01-Jun-2019
At least 39 injured after blasts hit explosives plant in Russia
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22:53, 01-Jun-2019
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At least 39 people were injured after blasts on Saturday rocked a trinitrotoluene (TNT) production plant in Dzerzhinsk, Russia, the state-run RIA Novosti news agency reported, citing local authorities.
The blasts have damaged windows of over 180 houses in nearby residential buildings.
Four of the victims are in critical condition, said an emergency services official.
Clouds of smoke belching from the building of the Kristall State Scientific Research Institute, Russia, June 1, 2019. /VCG Photo
Clouds of smoke belching from the building of the Kristall State Scientific Research Institute, Russia, June 1, 2019. /VCG Photo
There is no threat of chemical contamination of the air, according to local authorities.
The initial investigation indicated that "violations in the technological processes" inside the plant could be a possible cause of the blasts.
(Top image: A mushroom cloud is seen after the blasts at an explosives plant in the town of
Dzerzhinsk, Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia, June 1, 2019. /Reuters Photo)
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