KAZAN, October 25 (RIA Novosti) - Four people were killed and five injured on Saturday when an explosion partially destroyed a gunpowder factory in Kazan, in Russia's Volga area republic of Tatarstan, a regional emergencies spokesman said.
The explosion occurred in a one-story building, around a third of which collapsed.
The four dead and five wounded, who suffered burns of varying degrees, were pulled from the rubble, which covered around 300 square meters. The injured were taken to a local hospital.
It is not thought there is anyone still trapped under the debris, although rescue teams with sniffer dogs are on the scene.
An investigation is underway.
