The authorities of the Sergiev Posad city district after the explosion introduced a state of emergency, RBC reports with reference to the press service of the administration.
Oksana Yerokhanova, deputy head of the administration, explained that this would allow attracting additional forces to restore the affected facilities, as well as “collect, systematize and analyze data.”
On Wednesday, August 9, an explosion occurred at a pyrotechnics warehouse that a private company rented on the territory of the Zagorsk Optical and Mechanical Plant. According to Mash, we are talking about the warehouse of the Piro-Ross company. The company develops and manufactures starting electromechanical equipment, pyrotechnic and clothing products, organizes and conducts fireworks, transports dangerous goods. In March, she was declared bankrupt.
As a result, according to the latest data, 56 people were injured, 30 of them were hospitalized. One woman, born in 1978, died in the hospital; she was a worker at the Zagorsk Optical and Mechanical Plant. Due to the blast, 38 apartment buildings were damaged, the authorities received complaints about broken windows from about 100 residents. Another four people reported damaged vehicles.
Source: Rosbalt
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