At least two people have been reported injured in the Russian city of Shakhty in Rostov Oblast, where an explosion has occurred at the Avangard polymer factory and caused a fire.
Source: Yekaterina Stenyakina, a member of the Russian State Duma from Rostov Oblast; Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations; Russian Telegram channels.
Quote from Stenyakina: “There has been an explosion at the Avangard polymer factory in my hometown of Shakhty. All details are being established. The head of the administration is already at the scene. Residential buildings have not been affected. However, there is damage to a production facility, and the fire caused by the explosion has not been extinguished yet.”
Details: Stenyakina said there are no deaths, but two people have been taken to hospital. The factory workers have been evacuated.
The Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations said that the fire occurred in the settlement of Gidroprivod in the city of Shakhty. They report that a factory producing fillers for mattresses and pillows is on fire.
Russian Telegram channels, citing residents, state that a polyester plant is on fire and that an explosion was heard before that.
Official information about the causes of the fire is not yet available.
Telegram channel Mash suggests that the cause of the fire was a “short circuit”. People in nearby buildings claim that their windows have been shattered.
Insider notes that this factory was opened six months ago. It produces polyester staple fibre for light industry.
Later, the Governor of Rostov Oblast, Vasily Golub stated that nine people had been affected as a result of the explosion and fire: one had received medical assistance on the spot, three people had sustained burns, and five had injuries of varying degrees.
He said that the fire, covering an area of 360 square metres, was extinguished by 12:49.
https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2024/01/17/7437611/
“Telegram channel Mash suggests that the cause of the fire was a “short circuit”.
That’s a quick diagnosis from a building still on fire. It was one hell of an explosion, whatever caused it.
Qn: what do you call an unstoppable exponentially growing sequence of explosions and fires in rat cities right across the evil nazi shithole known as putlerstan?
Ans : a start.
I have no doubt that all these buildings and businesses blowing up, are a deliberate ploy to put pressure on the oligarchs supporting Putler. How many assets will they see going up in smoke before they act? The owner of Wildberries is a rabid supporter of Putler’s genocide, and now she lost 100s of millions for that support.
Very good.
I wonder who takes the hit?
Her, the putinaZi insurance company, or the underwriter?
I hope to fuck that no western underwriters are still operating in that shithole?
According to Wiki, the warehouse had operated without permission from the Russian State Construction Supervision Inspectorate (Gosstroynadzor) and had never been visited by the fire inspectorate. I doubt they would be insured either.
So the bribe hadn’t been paid to gosstroynadzor or the fire dept.
Ordinarily pillows and mattresses do not explode. Obviously something else was also or instead of, was being produced or stored.