Tag: factory blast

Romanian Media Say Arms Plant Blast Kills 4, Injures 4 More

BUCHAREST, Romania—An explosion Thursday at a weapons factory in a small southern town in Romania killed four people and injured another four, local media said. The afternoon blast occurred in the town of Babeni in Valcea County about 125 miles from the capital, Bucharest, and was caused by an anti-personnel mine, Romania’s National Press Agency…


16 Killed in Russian Gunpowder Factory Blast

MOSCOW—An explosion and fire at a gunpowder factory in Russia on Friday killed 16 people, officials said. The Emergency Situations Ministry said the explosion hit the Elastik factory in the Ryazan region, about 167 miles southeast of Moscow. Officials initially said that the blast killed seven people and left nine missing, but hours later announced…