A powerful explosion occurred in Chelyabinsk

According to preliminary data, the incident occurred at a quarry for the extraction of crushed stone.

UPD: The Ministry of Emergency Situations reported that the explosion occurred as part of a planned rock blast during the production of crushed stone. The department clarified that the incident occurred at the Starosmolinsky quarry near Chelyabinsk.

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Chelyabinsk Telegram channels reported a powerful explosion that took place not far from the city. Local residents report that furniture, windows and walls were shaking in some houses at the time of the incident.

“At 17:00, we approximately felt tremors in the Sakharov region. The table shook. In the Malinovka area, they also heard a push and the door rattled, ”the 74.RU portal quotes the words of one of its readers.

According to preliminary data, the explosion occurred in the area of ​​​​a quarry for the extraction of crushed stone. The police and the Ministry of Emergency Situations have so far declined to comment on the situation.

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