MOSCOW, August 9./TASS/. The number of people injured in the explosion at a pyrotechnics plant in Sergiyev Posad, a city 75 km northeast of Moscow, has grown to 60, and eight people remain unaccounted for, the head of the city district, Dmitry Akulov, reports.

The explosion occurred in Sergiyev Posad in a warehouse containing pyrotechnics made by the Pyro-Ross company, which, according to the Zagorsk Optical-Mechanical Plant, is adjacent to the plant’s premises but is an independent enterprise. The blast wave smashed windows in houses on two streets.

Rescuers are working to clear the debris, with 150 people involved in work to deal with the aftermath of the blast. The enterprise has been evacuated.

The Investigative Committee has launched a criminal case over the violation of industrial safety rules.