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Huge fire at Russian industrial plant that killed 11 started in gunpowder workshop

Emergency Ministry employees work in debris of an industrial plant after a fire at the facility in the Shilovsky District, Ryazan region, around 250 kilometers (155 miles) southeast of Moscow, Russia. (Russian Emergency Ministry Press Service via AP) — Emergency Ministry employees work in debris of an industrial plant after a fire at the facility in the Shilovsky District, Ryazan region, around 250 kilometers (155 miles) southeast of Moscow, Russia. (Russian Emergency Ministry Press Service via AP) (Russian Emergency Ministry Press Service)

A fire and explosion at the Elastik industrial plant in Russia's Ryazan region on Friday resulted in 11 fatalities and 130 injuries.
The incident took place in the Shilovsky District, around 250 kilometres southeast of Moscow, with emergency crews continuing search operations into the weekend.
According to Russian state news agency RIA Novosti, the blaze originated in a gunpowder workshop, which subsequently triggered the blast.
Of those injured, 29 remained hospitalised on Saturday, with 16 transported to medical centres in Moscow, and three individuals were rescued from under the rubble.
Local authorities declared Monday a day of mourning in the Ryazan region, marking the second deadly explosion at the Elastik plant in less than four years.

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