Blast and fire kill 16 at Russian chemicals plant — TASS
Firefighters work to put out a fire at a gunpowder and chemicals plant in Ryazan Region, Russia October 22, 2021. Russia’s Emergencies Ministry/Handout via REUTERS
MOSCOW — Sixteen people were killed in an explosion and fire at a gunpowder and chemicals plant in Russia’s western Ryazan province, TASS news agency reported on Friday, citing a source.
The emergencies ministry confirmed 12 deaths in the accident, saying four people remained missing.
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TASS quoted its source as saying the accident had been caused by a failure to observe the proper technical process at the facility.
Pictures from the site published by the ministry showed firefighters standing next to a brick building that appeared to have been partly demolished by the blast.
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