7 minutes agoGoing to 79 the number of injured from factory explosion in Russia
Periskopi(7 years ago)
(7 years ago)At least 79 people have been injured after an explosion at Russia's explosives factory, a Russian health ministry statement said. The explosion occurred in the city of Dzerzynx, about 250 miles [400 km] from Moscow. Some 240,000 people live in this city. The health ministry said 38 of the injured are workers [...]
The explosion occurred in the city of Dzerzynx, about 250 miles [400 km] from Moscow. Some 240,000 people live in this city.
The health ministry said 38 of the injured are factory workers, while 41 are residents of the city. The good news is none of the wounded are children.
Russian news agency Interfax reported that the factory director was fired the day before because of breaking security regulations. The factory produces various explosives.
Another explosion occurred in this factory on April 4th, said by the Russian state agency Russia-24.
The city of Dzerzynx was historically used by the Soviet Union for the production of biological and chemical weapons.
In 1997 the Guinness Book of Records listed Dzerzysk as the world's most polluted industrial city. In 2007 data, a quarter of the city's inhabitants worked in the factory.
