Posted on 06/01/2019 1:52:47 PM PDT by Libloather
MOSCOW — Russia’s health ministry says 79 people have been injured in an explosion in a plant manufacturing TNT.
The blast took place Saturday in Dzerzhinsk, 400 kilometers (250 miles) east of Moscow. An investigation is underway but the cause of the blast has not been determined.
The ministry said 38 employees at the plant and 41 local residents sought treatment after the blast. It said 15 were hospitalized, one in serious condition.
The blast broke windows in about 180 residential buildings near the plant, the state news agency Tass reported, citing city authorities.
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In Russia, TNT sets you off.
Do they still make TNT? I know there are more powerful explosives now.
I remember my Father who was in the Combat Engineers in WWII, said TNT was safe to handle and use.
Bloggers worldwide are dumbfounded. “What is that awful noise that we’ve never actually heard before?? We need a word for it!”
Natasha: And the tenth time?
Boris: Problem.
Uh...TNT?
It’s Russia - it could have been alcohol.
Or a Muslim employee.
If I want to post something, I find that if I wait a little bit, another Freeper will post exactly what I thought:)
Lol. When I saw where the blast was, Boris and Natasha immediately came to mind. They don’t write ‘em like that any more.
KABOOMSKI!!!
Notice they mention the 79 injured.... It’s Russia...
How many dead?
Speaking of Russian/accidents, anyone watching ‘Chernobyl ‘?
I clicked on the link, and it came up as “Video not available”
Yes. Pretty good, realistic show, but the killing of the animals in the last episode was heart breaking.
well damn... it worked a second before i posted it and now doesn’t work for me either
anyway, it was several munitions plant explosion videos in Russia and the Ukraine
i’ll try to find a different source
The blast occurred at the Kristall factory aka JSC GosNII Kristall Research institute in Dzerzhinsk, Russia.
They are primarily R&R and testing.
The Kristall plant also produces the explosive component of the FAB-500 M-62 High Explosive Bomb.
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