INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
The chief technical officer of a Russian fireworks company with storage facilities at an optical plant outside Moscow was detained in
connection with a criminal probe into a deadly explosion on its territory, authoritiessaid Thursday.A woman died from severe burns, 60
others were wounded and 12 remain missing after a powerful explosion Wednesday morning ripped through the plant in the town of Sergiyev
It did not name the technical director who was detained.Video released by the Investigative Committee showed the Piro-Ross chief technical
Piro-Ross was a regular recipient of state orders, including the organization of a 2020 fireworks display for the 75th anniversary of Soviet
victory over Nazi Germany.At the same time, Piro-Ross was reportedly cited over safety violations in recent years and has been undergoing a
warehouse was at the epicenter of the explosion, saying the blast occurred at a neighboring metal pipe warehouse.The site of the explosion
Piro-Ross and ZOMZ, with media reports indicating that the optical plant rents storage facilities to the fireworks company.ZOMZ is also
state contracts cited by the independent investigative outlet Agentstvo.
