Factory blast in Siberia kills four

By RIA Novosti

Irkutsk (Russia) : At least four people were killed Tuesday when an explosion sparked a fire at a chemical factory in this Siberian city in Russia, officials said.


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The explosion at the Sayankkhimplast plastics factory, blamed on chemicals, occurred at 5.34 a.m. (1:34 a.m. GMT).

Sayanskkhimplast is Russia’s largest manufacturer of polyvinyl chloride resin, producing some 250,000 tonnes annually.

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