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3 Jun 2019

Author:
The Moscow Times

Russia: 3 killed, 1 injured in explosion at chemical plant; police launch criminal investigation

"Three Killed in Russian Chemical Plant Blast", 06 May 2019

At least three people have been killed in a chemical plant explosion in central Russia, media reported and the Emergency Situations Ministry said Monday. Three workers were killed and one hospitalized with injuries at the Azot plant owned by fertilizer producer Uralchem, Perm region’s 59.ru news website reported...The Emergency Situations Ministry’s regional office...said that its experts were monitoring air quality at the plant and added that there is no threat to the population. Authorities opened a criminal investigation into multiple deaths due to safety violations at a facility that produces explosives.