On the evening of October 22, a powerful explosion occurred in Kopeysk, reported by local public pages and later by Governor Alexey Teksler. 'Unfortunately, there are casualties. All emergency services have arrived at the scene, and a headquarters has been set up. There is no threat to the city's residents and civilian facilities,' wrote the head of the region on his Telegram channel.
During the night, the number of deaths increased to nine, and five people were injured. At night, Teksler reported a second explosion, which, according to him, occurred at the fire's epicenter, noting that the version of a UAV strike is not confirmed.
'Plastmass' belongs to the holding JSC 'Technodinamika' of the state corporation 'Rostec'. The plant produces ammunition and explosives.