Gunpower factory explosion claims seventeen lives

Ðîññèÿ. Ðÿçàíñêàÿ îáëàñòü. Âèä ñâåðõó íà ìåñòî ïîæàðà â îäíîì èç öåõîâ çàâîäà "Ýëàñòèê" â ïîñåëêå Ëåñíîå Øèëîâñêîãî ðàéîíà. Ïî ïîñëåäíåé èíôîðìàöèè, ïîãèáëè 17 ÷åëîâåê. Òåëà 16 èç íèõ îáíàðóæèëè íà ìåñòå ïðîèñøåñòâèÿ, åùå îäèí óìåð â áîëüíèöå. Àëåêñàíäð Ðþìèí/ÒÀÑÑ

Seventeen people have been killed following an explosion and fire at a gunpowder plant in the village of Lesnoy in Shilovsky District, about 270 kilometres southeast of Moscow on Friday.

The incident happened at the site of a factory which specialises in the manufacture of industrial explosives for civilian use.

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