Published: 2013-07-10 12:40 , last updated: 2013-07-10 18:07
Fire at Finnish gunpowder factory
Over 2,000 people have been evacuated in Vihtavuori in central Finland after a fire broke out in the local gunpowder factory. The plant produces large quantities of explosives and the risk of explosion is reported to be great. (TT)
Over 2,000 people have been evacuated in Vihtavuori in central Finland after a fire broke out in the local gunpowder factory. The plant produces large quantities of explosives and the risk of explosion is reported to be stor.Samtliga residents within a radius of 1.5 kilometers of the plant have been evacuated.
The fire occurred in a trash container where production waste is stored. Military experts try using remote-controlled robots extinguish the fire.