The explosion occurred on the territory of the Zagorsk optical-mechanical plant in Sergiev Posad. Photographs of eyewitnesses were associated with him, in which a powerful column of smoke was visible on the morning of August 9. This was reported by TASS with reference to emergency services, the information was confirmed by local authorities.
According to the city administration, now the plant “has announced a total evacuation of all buildings and workshops, including rented ones. There are a lot of buildings where glass flew out.
The governor of the region Andrey Vorobyov left for the place. There is no official information about the victims, but telegram channels write that at least 16 people were injured. TASS, with reference to emergency services, reports about 11 victims.
TASS clarifies that, according to preliminary data, the drone was not the cause of the explosion, as the media had previously suggested.
Since 1935, the Zagorsk Optical and Mechanical Plant has been producing various observational equipment, medical equipment for ophthalmology, and laboratory instruments. Recently, dosimetric equipment and safety equipment have appeared in its assortment, it follows from the data of the enterprise. ZOMZ JSC is a city-forming enterprise.
Source : Fontanka