A massive explosion at the Zagorsk Optical and Mechanical Plant near Moscow, Russia left three dead and 56 people injured, six of which are in intensive care.
An explosion took place at an industrial plant northeast of Moscow, injuring 22 people, Russian state-controlled media claimed, citing Russia's Emergency Situations Ministry.
— The Kyiv Independent (@KyivIndependent) August 9, 2023
Video: Smotri/Telegram pic.twitter.com/6iLJukSpB9
Though the cause of the Wednesday morning blast is still unclear, some speculating on whether the explosion was connected to the ongoing Russia-Ukraine War, one thing is certain: The before and after one for the ages.
After plumes of thick, black smoke shot from the top of the factory, which was once “a producer of precision optical equipment for the military” per a 1995 report from the U.S. Department of Commerce, the dust eventually settled, leveling the building into a pile of charred scrap wood and metal.
Moscow region... Video from the epicenter of the explosion at the factory in Sergiev Posad pic.twitter.com/Me0qlwyDB4
— MAKS 23 (@Maks_NAFO_FELLA) August 9, 2023
“Hot damn,” wrote Twitter user @akwtenn alongside a clip of the singed wreckage.
“That was one epic cigarette,” joked @IrishNAFO.
So take it from this terrifying incident — keep your flames away from wood, no matter how badass the resulting blast may appear.
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