A fire at a pyrotechnics plant in Kubrinsk claimed the lives of 14 people
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- A fire and explosion occurred at the pyrotechnic plant of Salyut Yug LLC in Kubrinsk, Yaroslavl region, which killed 14 people and injured one woman.
- One employee was not injured because she was away on personal business.
- Plant director Alexey Pronin was detained.
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A fire occurred on the territory of a firecracker production plant in Kubrinsk, Yaroslavl region, on Monday.
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A fire occurred at a pyrotechnics plant in Kubrinsk, Yaroslavl region, which killed 14 people and injured one woman.
One of the plant employees was not injured, as she asked to leave for personal matters and was not at her workplace at the time of the explosion.
Alexey Pronin, director of the pyrotechnics plant at Salyut Yug LLC, was detained.
YAROSLAVL, September 29 – RIA Novosti. One of the employees of the pyrotechnics plant in Kubrinsk, Yaroslavl region, was not on site at the start of the fire, as she was away on personal business, and this saved her life, law enforcement agencies told RIA Novosti.
“One of the company’s employees was not at work at the time of the explosion. She asked to leave for personal matters, and this saved her life. Investigators are now working with her as a witness,” the agency’s interlocutor said.
A fire occurred on Monday on the territory of a firecracker production plant in Kubrinsk, Yaroslavl region. The Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations told RIA Novosti that 14 people were killed and one woman was injured. A criminal case has been initiated regarding violation of industrial safety requirements for hazardous production facilities, which resulted in the death of two or more persons through negligence (Part 3 of Article 217 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation).
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The court will sentence plant director Alexei Pronin under Article 217 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation
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Open Questions
- What is the cause of the fire and explosion?
- Were there any safety violations at the plant?
- What measures will be taken to prevent such incidents?
