China News Agency, Moscow, October 22. According to Russian media reports, an explosion occurred in the gunpowder production workshop of a factory in Ryazan Region, Russia on the 22nd, killing 17 people.
According to the Interfax news agency, the explosion caused a fire.
According to the live video, after the incident, except for a small amount of supporting structures, the entire workshop was almost razed to the ground.
According to the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations, all 17 people in the workshop had died at the time of the incident.
The cause of the accident is still unclear.
The TASS news agency quoted a source from the Ministry of Emergency Situations and reported that the accident may be related to the violation of the safety operation regulations by the staff.
When the relevant departments inspected the factory before, they found that there were irregular storage of flammable and explosive materials in the factory workshop, and there was gunpowder powder that was not cleaned up in time on the floor of the workshop.
In addition, some media quoted sources as saying that the accident may be caused by a short circuit in the workshop.
According to RIA Novosti news, the families of the victims will be compensated 1 million rubles.
Ryazan Prefecture has announced that October 25 will be the day of mourning for the victims.
At present, relevant departments have filed a case for investigation.
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