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A gas explosion has sparked a fire at a Russian lab that houses viruses ranging from smallpox to Ebola, authorities have said.
The blast took place during repairs to a fifth-floor sanitary inspection room at the State Research Centre of Virology and Biotechnology – usually known as Vector – in Koltsovo, in the Novosibirsk region of Siberia, the centre said on Monday. The site housed biological weapons research during the Soviet era and is now one of Russia’s main disease research centres.
One worker suffered third-degree burns after the blast, which blew out the glass in the building. A fire covering 30 square metres was later extinguished.
Russian authorities insisted that the room where the explosion occurred was holding no biohazardous substances and that no structural damage was caused.
The blast took place during repairs to a fifth-floor sanitary inspection room at the State Research Centre of Virology and Biotechnology – usually known as Vector – in Koltsovo, in the Novosibirsk region of Siberia, the centre said on Monday. The site housed biological weapons research during the Soviet era and is now one of Russia’s main disease research centres.
One worker suffered third-degree burns after the blast, which blew out the glass in the building. A fire covering 30 square metres was later extinguished.
Russian authorities insisted that the room where the explosion occurred was holding no biohazardous substances and that no structural damage was caused.
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https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/sep/17/blast-sparks-fire-at-russian-laboratory-housing-smallpox-virus
Koltsovo (pop 15,000) is in the Novosibirsk region of Siberia - X marks the (general) (blurry) spot
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