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23 Sep 2009

Author:
RIA Novosti

Inspectors, owners to blame for Voronezh warehouse blast – governor [Russia]

Safety inspectors, supervisory bodies and the owners are responsible for…deadly explosion at a fireworks warehouse in the…Russian city of Voronezh, the regional governor has said. One man was killed and 34 were injured in the blast, which completely destroyed the one-story warehouse…damaging nearby residential buildings…Voronezh Region Governor Alexei Gordeyev said, "It is inadmissible that a warehouse containing dangerous products was located in a residential area without due protection and the observance of safety norms,"…Voronezh Region emergency services chief Igor Kobzev said…that, according to preliminary information "violations of safety standards for storing explosive material could have caused the blast."