Explosion and fire in the factory in Russia kill 24 people, wounded to more than 150

The number of deaths for the fire last week in an industrial plant in the Ryazan region of Russia has increased to 24, with at least 157 people injured, the authorities said on Monday.

The fire exploded on Friday at the Eastik plant in the Shilovsky district, about 155 miles southeast of Moscow. Emergency teams continued to search the debris, said the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Russia.

The state agency Ria Novosti reported that a gunpowder workshop in the installation caught fire and caused an explosion. The images released by officials show part of the building reduced to the rubble.

Researchers are investigating the cause of the fire.

Local authorities declared a day of mourning on Ryazan on Monday.

According to Channel 112 Telegram, which has a deep supply in the application of the law, the explosion was supposedly triggered by a trunk of the dishonest caparazón.

The factory had received multiple warnings from the authorities on job security previously, he added.

The images shared by the emergency ministry showed one of the factory rooms reduced to the debris and the officials said that a search and rescue operation was still ongoing.

Russia’s main investigation agency has opened a criminal case to violate industrial safety rules, indicating that it was unlikely that the explosion had been triggered by a Ukrainian attack.

From President Vladimir Putin He sent troops to Ukraine in 2022, kyiv has retaliates with a series of sabotage attacks against the Russian industry and infrastructure.

But factory fatal accidents are not uncommon in Russia, due to chronic safety violations caused by poor management.

In 2021, another mortal explosion killed 17 people at the same plant, as a result of which part of its management received prison sentences.

French agency Presse contributed to this report.

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