Published: 13:32, August 18, 2025 | Updated: 14:12, August 18, 2025
20 dead, 134 injured in incident at facility in central Russia
By Xinhua
MOSCOW - Twenty people were killed and 134 injured after a fire broke out at a production facility in the Shilovsky district of central Russia's Ryazan Oblast, the regional operational headquarters said Monday.
As of 7:00 am Moscow time (0400 GMT), 20 people had been confirmed dead, the center said in a statement. Among the injured, 31 were being treated in hospitals in Ryazan and Moscow, while 103 were receiving outpatient care.
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Ryazan Governor Pavel Malkov said earlier that the fire occurred on Friday morning at an enterprise in the district.
Search and rescue operations were continuing at the site.
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