Fire at powder factory in Russia: employees died

At the federal treasury enterprise “Perm Powder Plant” yesterday, May 1, a fire occurred. As a result, two plant workers were killed, according to the regional labor inspectorate. What caused the fire is still unknown.

The fire area was 550 square meters. m. According to the sources of Kommersant at the enterprise, three employees worked on preparing to send already packaged specifics, cleansing them from the outside. During the fire, one of the workers died on the spot, the second died on the way to the hospital. The third with burns of 99% of the body surface is in intensive care.

According to sources, the victims worked on an export contract.

“Perm Powder Plant” is one of the main enterprises of the military -industrial complex of Prikamye. It produces charges to the reactive systems of volley fire and air defense systems, engine charges for aircraft, starting and scraining systems of cruise missiles, products for the A-135 complex, as well as spherical gunpowder for small arms.