5 killed, 112 injured after factory fire in western Russia

16/8/2025 6:28

Five people were killed and 112 were injured after a factory fire on Friday in western Russia's Ryazan Region, the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations said.

About 350 specialists and more than 80 units of equipment are working on site, the ministry said, adding that two people were rescued from the rubble.

The fire broke out at around 10:30 a.m. local time (0730 GMT) in a production workshop of a factory in Lesnoy, Shilovsky District, the regional operational headquarters said earlier in the day.

Local investigative authorities have opened a case over violations of industrial safety requirements at hazardous production facilities in connection with the incident.