14 dead in fire at Yaroslavl firework factory
On Monday, September 28, a fire occurred at a pyrotechnics factory in the Yaroslavl region.
Consensus
- A fire occurred on September 28 at a firework production facility in Kubrinsk, Pereslavl-Zalесsky Municipal District, Yaroslavl Oblast.
- The fire led to the destruction of two buildings and caused an explosion.
- Fourteen people died, and one woman was injured and hospitalized.
- 192 personnel and 49 units of equipment were involved in the response.
- The fire was fully extinguished, and operations at the site were completed.
- An investigation is underway, and a criminal case was opened under Article 217, Part 3 of the Russian Criminal Code.
- The regional governor declared September 30 a day of mourning and took personal control of the situation.
- Evacuation of children and staff from nearby educational facilities was conducted.
- Temporary shelters were set up in Kubrinsk and Nagorye.
- The region was placed under a state of emergency.
- The factory was previously found to have electrical safety violations.
- The factory's director was detained.
Points of divergence
- The fire started at 16:06 and was localized by 17:54. — fontanka
- Initially, five bodies were found during debris clearance; one injured woman was hospitalized. — fontanka
- There were 15 people on the premises during the incident. — fontanka
- The fire started due to a short circuit in a power strip connected to an electric kettle, as employees were preparing dinner. — tg_mash
- The factory stored Chinese-made fireworks and did not produce them. — tg_mash
- The fire may have started due to a short circuit, which then spread to stored fireworks. — m24
- One woman was injured and treated for leg injuries. — vesti
- The exact number of fatalities and injured is still being established. — interfax
- The factory is a private production site for civilian fireworks, including firecrackers and salutes. — fontanka
- The last inspection of the factory was on November 26, 2024, and a warning was issued for visible insulation damage. — fontanka
Coverage (14 sources)
- EMERCOM: Work at the site of the fire at the pyrotechnics plant in Yaroslavl region completed — Вечерняя Москва
- Firefighters completed work at the site of the fire at the petard factory in Yaroslavl region — Вести
- EMERCOM completed work at the site of the fire at the petard plant in Yaroslavl region — Москва 24
- «Tragedy is very serious»: main facts about the fire at the pyrotechnics plant in Yaroslavl region — Фонтанка
- Fire at pyrotechnics production facility in Yaroslavl region fully extinguished, TASS reported to the Ministry of Emergency Situations. — ТАСС (Telegram)
- Prosecure showed footage of fire at fireworks factory in Yaroslavl region — Вести
- Fire at factory under Yaroslavl started after kettle plugged into extension cord — Вести
- Criminal case opened on the facts of a fire in Pereslavl-Zalessky — Интерфакс
- Possible cause of fire and explosion at factory in Yaroslavl region named — Вести
- Mash: The cause of the fire at the factory in Yaroslavl region was a short circuit — Вечерняя Москва
- On the burned enterprise in Yaroslavl region, an extension cord shorted to which an electric kettle was connected — hundred... — Mash
- Cause of fire and explosion at pyrotechnics enterprise in Yaroslavl region — short circuit. — Mash
- Fire broke out at a factory for the production of fireworks in Yaroslavl region, there are injured. — РИА Новости (Telegram)
- Fire broke out at a factory for the production of fireworks in Yaroslavl region, there are injured. — РИА Новости (Telegram)