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Eleven people are killed and 130 others are injured in an explosion and fire at a gunpowder plant in

2025 Lesnoy factory explosion — Eleven people are killed and 130 others are injured in an explosion and fire at a gunpowder plant in Shilovsky District, Ryazan Oblast, Russia. [https://www.ctvnews.ca/world/articl

Published August 15, 2025· Updated October 28, 2026·1 min read

Context: 2025 Lesnoy factory explosion.

Eleven people are killed and 130 others are injured in an explosion and fire at a gunpowder plant in Shilovsky District, Ryazan Oblast, Russia. [https://www.ctvnews.ca/world/article/a-fire-at-a-russian-industrial-plant-kills-11-and-injures-130/ (CTV News)] [https://kyivindependent.com/explosion-at-russian-gunpowder-plant-leaves-5-dead-20-injured/ ( The Kyiv Independent )]

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