The director of the pyrotechnics plant in Kubrinsk did not admit guilt after the death of 14 people
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- The director of the pyrotechnics plant in Kubrinsk, Alexey Pronin, pleaded not guilty to violating safety requirements and illegally manufacturing explosives after a fire that claimed the lives of 14 people.
- The court chose a preventive measure in the form of detention.
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A fire occurred at a firecracker factory in Kubrinsk, killing 14 people. Mourning has been declared in the region.
The director of the pyrotechnics plant in Kubrinsk, Alexey Pronin, does not admit guilt on charges of violating industrial safety requirements and illegally manufacturing explosives.
The fire at the plant killed 14 people and injured one woman, and Wednesday has been declared a day of mourning in the region for those killed.
PERESLAVL-ZALESSKY (Yaroslavl region), September 30 - RIA Novosti. The director of the pyrotechnics plant in Kubrinsk, Yaroslavl region, where a fire claimed the lives of 14 people, Alexei Pronin does not admit guilt, prosecutor Artemy Chertilin told reporters.
“At the moment, he has not admitted guilt,” Chertilin said after a meeting of the Pereslavsky District Court, at which the accused was chosen as a preventive measure in the form of detention.
A fire occurred on Monday on the territory of a firecracker production plant in Kubrinsk. The Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations told RIA Novosti that 14 people were killed and one woman was injured.
According to the Investigative Committee, the general director was charged with violating the industrial safety requirements of hazardous production facilities, which resulted in the death of employees (Part 3 of Article 217 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation), and illegal production of explosives (Part 2 of Article 223.1 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation).
Open Questions
- What were the specific safety violations?
- What was the immediate cause of the fire?
