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Fire at Russian industrial plant kills 11 people

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A fire at an industrial plant in Russia’s Ryazan region on Friday killed 11 people and injured 130, Russian officials said on Saturday. The blaze broke out at the Elastik plant in the Shilovsky District, around 250 kilometres southeast of Moscow.

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  • A fire at an industrial plant in Ryazan, Russia, killed 11 people and injured 130.
  • Emergency crews continued searching the debris and recovered two more bodies overnight. 12s
  • The fire reportedly began in a gunpowder workshop, triggering a blast. 22s
  • Three people were rescued from under the rubble as investigators began a probe. 27s
  • A day of mourning was declared in the Ryazan region. 36s
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