Thirteen killed in fire at pyrotechnics factory in Russia’s Yaroslavl region, TASS reports

MOSCOW, Sept 28 (Reuters) – Thirteen people were killed in a fire at a pyrotechnics factory in Russia’s Yaroslavl region on Monday, state-run news agency TASS reported, citing emergency services.

The blaze engulfed two buildings in the village of Kubrinsk near the town of Pereslavl-Zalessky. Around 100 emergency personnel were deployed to contain the fire, local governor Mikhail Evrayev said.

Russian authorities have opened a criminal case over alleged violations of industrial safety regulations, the agency said.

(Reporting by Marina Bobrova; Writing by Maxim Rodionov; Editing by Andrew Osborn and Andrew Heavens)

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