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title: "Chemical Plant Explosion in Southern Russia Injures 9"
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#  Chemical Plant Explosion in Southern Russia Injures 9

 Written by Zoe Rutherford on 18 January 2024.

From The Moscow Times:

Nine people were injured in an explosion and fire at a chemical plant in southern Russia’s Rostov region, authorities said Wednesday, less than a year after the plant's opening.

Security camera footage[ captured](https://t.me/ostorozhno_novosti/22682) the moment when a huge explosion ripped through the Shakhtinsky Polyester Plant in the town of Shakhty.

Five people were [hospitalized](https://t.me/golubev_vu/1055 "hospitalized") with various injuries, three others with burn wounds and one person was treated without hospitalization, Rostov region Governor Vasily Golubev said.

He said the blaze had been contained more than an hour after emergency crews were notified.

Golubev[ denied](https://t.me/golubev_vu/1054) rumors on social media that the plant explosion occurred as a result of a drone strike.

The Rostov region borders eastern Ukraine’s Luhansk and Donetsk regions, which are partially occupied by Russian troops.

 [Chemical](https://cbrneworld.com/component/tags/tag/chemical)

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