Blasts at Russian explosives factory leave 79 injured
At least 79 people were injured after several blasts rocked an explosives factory in the Russian city of Dzerzhinsk on Saturday, state-run RIA Novosti news agency reported.
The blasts, which were heard all over the town of more than 230,000 residents, smashed windows in around 340 buildings, Tass news agency said.
Shock waves smashed windows in around 340 buildings after several explosions rocked a TNT factory in Dzerzhinsk, Russia, June 1, 2019. /VCG Photo
One of the 15 hospitalized victims is in critical condition, said an emergency services official.
Local authorities have ruled out threats of chemical contamination in the air.
Clouds of smoke belching from the Kristall State Scientific Research Institute, Dzerzhinsk, Russia, June 1, 2019. /VCG Photo
Preliminary investigation indicates that "violations in the technological processes" inside the plant could be a possible cause of the blasts.