At the plant in the Saratov region of the Russian Federation, an explosion has shot down: several employees in intensive care

According to the media, three victims are in serious condition. The local authorities denied the fact of the explosion, declaring an accident. In the city of Balakovo in the Saratov region of the Russian Federation in the afternoon on February 19, an explosion. This was reported at 14:27 in telegrams with local news. "A few minutes ago, an explosion came at one of the Balakiv enterprises," the content authors said. It was noted that gas exploded and there were no victims.

Balakavo online reported that the chief physician of the city hospital Nadezhda Kryuchkova reported three victims as a result of the explosion. They were hospitalized. "All three are performed anti -shock therapy," Kryuchkova said. She noted that during the day the victims were transported by aviation to the regional center of combusology. Three ambulance crews went to the scene of the incident. In hospitalized thermal burns.

The Baza media informed that, according to preliminary information, the explosion occurred due to smoking in an unauthorized place. It is reported that someone was smoking next to explosive balloons. The media also noted that according to their data, all the victims are in serious condition in intensive care. The press service of the plant stated that the cause of the explosion will be determined by experts.

"During the work on the trial start of the equipment of the area of ​​the air distribution station after the installation was completed, when the oxygen was supplied to the pipeline, there was a fire inside the latch with the exit of the flame out," - explained in the enterprise. According to the press service, three workers of the plant were injured. They received burns of varying severity. The local authorities confirmed an accident at Balakovo, which was affected by employees.

At the same time, the information about the explosion was denied. "According to preliminary data, three men have suffered thermal burns during production work," the publication reads. Governor Roman Bussargin instructed the help of the victims "under special control". We will remind, in the afternoon on February 19, an explosion in Nizhny Novgorod. Local video surveillance cameras also recorded a whistle.