Interfax: 16 people died in an explosion at a gunpowder factory near Ryazan

“No survivors were found during the examination of the site of the fire,” the source said.

An ambulance was dispatched to the scene of the fire at a gunpowder factory near Ryazan.

Earlier it was reported that the fire killed seven people.

There were 17 people in the shop at the time of the incident.