At least 11 people were killed and dozens more injured in a factory blast in a Russian region outside Moscow, Russian authorities said Saturday.
Russian state officials said the blast took place at a factory in the Ryazan region, with independent media reporting that it was a gunpowder plant.
Russian emergency officials said they were working around the clock to clear the damage.
鈥楿nfortunately, 11 people were killed,鈥� the emergency situations ministry said on social media, publishing photographs of debris and severe damage to a building.
It added that 130 people were injured in the blast.
According to independent media reports, the explosion happened at the Elastik gunpowder and ammunition factory.
In 2021, a blast at the same plant killed 17 people.
Local authorities in the Ryazan region announced a day of mourning.
鈥楩lags will be lowered on the territory of the whole region,鈥� Ryazan governor Pavel Malkov said on Telegram.
Fatal factory accidents are not uncommon in Russia.
