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The Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations stated that the population was notified about the meteor shower via SMS and the OKSION system. PHOTO

Specialists from the Ministry of Emergency Situations of the Russian Federation, commenting on the situation with the meteorite shower that passed over the Urals, stated that “the population was notified of the incident via SMS and the OKSION system (all-Russian integrated system for informing and warning the population in places where people are crowded - editor’s note).”

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Meanwhile, a survey organized on the website of our online newspaper on this matter does not confirm the words of the rescuers.

According to the Ministry of Emergency Situations of the Russian Federation, the garrisons of the Fire and Rescue Forces of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Russia were alerted. The area is being inspected for casualties. There is an operational group at the Ural regional center of the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations.

A flash and explosion in the sky today, February 15, at about 9 am, was observed by observers from the Chelyabinsk, Sverdlovsk, Tyumen regions, Kazakhstan and Bashkiria. The Southern Urals suffered the most as a result of the astronomical phenomenon: glass flew out in many houses and institutions in the region; at the Chelyabinsk Pipe Rolling Plant, glass and doors in the plant management and personnel department were knocked out; at the Chelyabinsk Zinc Plant, a warehouse wall was destroyed by a blast wave.

Author Anastasia Gein