The number of people injured in the explosion at the Rostec plant in Sergiev Posad has increased to 80

During the explosion at the Rostec plant in Sergiev Posad, which occurred on August 9, 80 people were injured, 15 of them are in hospital treatment. this with reference to the press service of the Ministry of Health. reports RIA Novosti

As the Ministry of Health clarified, after the explosion, 13 people were hospitalized at the Sergiev Posad Central District Hospital: three are in serious condition, the rest are in moderate condition. One victim each was taken to the Mytishchi City Clinical Hospital and the Academician Burdenko National Medical Research Center for Neurosurgery.

Earlier it was reported about the death of one employee of the enterprise. Baza claims that 48 fragments of bodies, allegedly belonging to 10 people, were found on the territory of the plant. According to the telegram channel “112”, eight local residents are on the list of missing people.

The explosion at the Zagorsk Optical-Mechanical Plant occurred on August 9. According to investigators, it started at a pyrotechnics warehouse due to a “violation of industrial safety requirements” (Article 217 of the Criminal Code). The blast wave damaged buildings at the enterprise, and glass was broken in schools and houses in the neighborhood.

OSINT researchers who analyzed the eyewitness video from the scene noticed that the first explosion did not occur in the building where Piro-Ross rented the hangar, and the pyrotechnics fire could have been secondary, notes the Agency . The director of Piro-Ross, Sergei Chankaev, who was detained because of the explosion, also said that the explosion began in a nearby warehouse with metal pipes, where there was no fuel or explosives.

The plant, owned by Rostec, produced sights for weapons and dosimeters for the military; the company also participated in the development of the Messenger bomber aircraft.