Criminal cases were opened after an emergency at a thermal power plant in Tuva. It was reported that 23 people were injured as a result of the incident.

After the explosion, a state of emergency was introduced in the republic. A group of investigators and forensic investigators from the regional investigative department of the Investigative Committee of Russia continues to work at the scene,” the message states. The emergency incident became known on the morning of March 6. The investigation into the incident is still ongoing.