The director of the fireworks plant in the Yaroslavl region that burned down yesterday has been detained.
49-year-old Alexey Pronin detained in Moscow, emergency services report. He will be taken to Yaroslavl region for interrogation.
The day before, a fire broke out at a plant in Kubrinsk Fourteen people were killed and one more was injured. According to eyewitnesses, an explosion occurred before the fire. The resulting blast blew out windows in several houses.
According to Mash, the explosion and fire were caused by a short circuit in the wiring, which spread to the stored firecrackers.
September 30 has been declared a day of mourning in the Yaroslavl region for the victims.