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Transcript/ScriptTITLE: RAW RUSSIA FACTORY EXPLOSION VIDI33QW6JW
HEADLINE: Rescuers continue to work at blast site in Moscow region
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KEYWORDS: RUS, , Sergiyev Posad
DESCRIPTION: Images shared by the Russian Emergency Ministry show rescue workers and cynologists on the site where an explosion at a Russian factory in the city of Sergiyev Posad, some 35 miles (56 km) north of Moscow, killed one person and injured at least 52 people according to the region's governor. Twelve people were still missing after the explosion, according to the Ministry. IMAGES
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SERGIYEV POSAD, RUSSIA
AUGUST 10, 2023
SOURCE: EMERCOM OF RUSSIA
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1. Mid shot rescue working in a debris on site where explosion occurred
2. Wide shot rescue working in a debris on site where explosion occurred
3. Mid shot rescue working in a debris on site where explosion occurred
4. Wide shot rescue working in a debris on site where explosion occurred
5. Wide shot rescue working in a debris on site where explosion occurred
6. Wide shot special vehicules working in a debris on site where explosion occurred
7. Wide shot special vehicules working in a debris on site where explosion occurred
8. Wide shot special vehicules working in a debris on site where explosion occurred
9. Wide shot special vehicules working in a debris on site where explosion occurred
10. Wide shot cynologist with dog, walks among debris
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One dead, dozens injured by blast at Russian warehouse
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Moscow, Aug 9, 2023 (AFP) -
One person was killed and dozens more were injured Wednesday after a massive explosion tore through a Russian warehouse northeast of the capital Moscow, officials said.
Video shared by state media showed a bright ball of flames burst on the horizon, followed by a shockwave that blew out the windows in surrounding buildings.
The warehouse in the city of Sergiyev Posad was rented by a private company and used to store pyrotechnics, Moscow region governor Andrey Vorobyov said.
The city administration said one person had been killed, while the governor reported more than 50 people had sought medical help.
Firefighters could be seen spraying water on the smouldering ruins of a building, as search dogs and rescuers combed through the scorched wreckage.
"The glass fell too, and everything," said one hospitalised man in a video shared by the governor.
"I managed to get away. I don't know where it came from, why. We came out of the workshop -- there was smoke everywhere."
The cause of the blast was not immediately clear. Investigators said they had opened a criminal case into suspected violations of industrial safety.
Accidental fires are common in Russia, where hundreds of blazes are recorded each year due to ageing infrastructure and non-compliance with often-lax safety standards.
The explosion came as Russian officials remained on high alert over Ukrainian drone attacks targeting military infrastructure.
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Explosion at Russian factory injures 52: officials
Moscow, Aug 9, 2023 (AFP) -
An explosion at a Russian factory outside the capital Moscow on Wednesday has injured at least 52 people, the region's governor said.
Officials in the city of Sergiyev Posad, some 35 miles (56 km) north-east of the capital, said the blast occurred at a plant that produced optical equipment.
"Now 52 people have sought medical help," Moscow region governor Andrey Vorobyov said on state television.
"Some have slight contusions from the blast wave, some just have burns."
Video shared by state media showed a bright ball of flames burst on the horizon, followed by a shockwave that blew out windows from some buildings.
Vorobyov said he could not comment on the cause of the explosion but that it was being investigated.
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