- A fire and explosion at the Elastik industrial plant in Russia's Ryazan region on Friday resulted in 11 fatalities and 130 injuries.
- The incident took place in the Shilovsky District, around 250 kilometres southeast of Moscow, with emergency crews continuing search operations into the weekend.
- According to Russian state news agency RIA Novosti, the blaze originated in a gunpowder workshop, which subsequently triggered the blast.
- Of those injured, 29 remained hospitalised on Saturday, with 16 transported to medical centres in Moscow, and three individuals were rescued from under the rubble.
- Local authorities declared Monday a day of mourning in the Ryazan region, marking the second deadly explosion at the Elastik plant in less than four years.
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