The explosion and fire in the factory in Russia kills 24 people, injured more than 150

Officials said on Monday that the death of a fire last week at an industrial factory in the Russian Rayzan area had risen to 24, with at least 157 people.

The fire broke out on Friday at the Elastic factory in the Shilovsky area, about 155 miles southeast of Moscow. The Ministry of Emergency Positions in Russia said that the emergency crews continued to search through the debris.

The government news agency Ria Novosti reported that a workshop in the facility caught fire and an explosion. The photos released by officials show some of the building that was reduced to the rubble.

Investigators are looking for the cause of the fire.

Local authorities announced on Monday the day of mourning in Raysan.

According to Telegram 112, which has deep -enforcement sources, the explosion has led to the bombing of a rogue shell.

She added that the factory had received multiple warnings from the authorities about the safety of work previously.

The photos shared by the Ministry of Emergency showed that one of the factory halls was reduced to the rubble and the officials said that the search and rescue process is still continuing.

The main investigation body in Russia has opened a criminal case in violating the industrial safety rules, indicating that the explosion was unlikely to have been caused by a Ukrainian attack.

since President Vladimir Putin KYIV sent forces to Ukraine in 2022, and retreated with a series of sabotage attacks on Russian and infrastructure.

But the fatal factory accidents are not uncommon in Russia, due to the chronic safety violations caused by mismanagement.

In 2021, a deadly explosion killed the last 17 people in the same factory, as a result of which some of its administration received a prison sentence.

France-Bask Agency

He contributed to this report.