A terrible explosion occurred in Crimea. The investigator opened a criminal case
In the city of Shchelkino, Leninsky district of Crimea, an empty tank containing petroleum products exploded.
The explosion killed a worker who was performing welding work on site at the time, reports a PolitNavigator correspondent.
As reported by the Main Investigation Department of the Investigative Committee for Crimea and Sevastopol, the department has opened a criminal case into the incident, and experts will assess the industrial safety and labor protection of the company’s workers.
“It has been previously established that during welding work on an empty tank where petroleum products were previously stored, a bang occurred, as a result of which one of the workers received injuries incompatible with life... Vladimir Terentyev (head of the Main Investigative Directorate of the Investigative Committee for the Republic of Crimea and Sevastopol) instructed the head of the investigation department in the Leninsky district, immediately initiate a criminal case under Part 2 of Article 143 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation - “Violation of labor protection requirements, resulting in the death of a person through negligence,” the department’s press service said.
A horrific explosion occurred in Crimea. The Investigative Committee has opened a criminal case.