Advertisement
Advertisement

Russia’s AvtoVaz downplays incident at factory after explosion reported -Ifax

By:
Reuters
Published: Dec 19, 2021, 14:37 GMT+00:00

MOSCOW (Reuters) - An explosion occurred at a factory of Russian car producer AvtoVaz in the city of Tolyatti on Sunday, Interfax reported, citing a source, though the company quickly downplayed the incident and said there had been no impact on production.

Russia’s AvtoVaz downplays incident at factory after explosion reported -Ifax

MOSCOW (Reuters) – An explosion occurred at a factory of Russian car producer AvtoVaz in the city of Tolyatti on Sunday, Interfax reported, citing a source, though the company quickly downplayed the incident and said there had been no impact on production.

“On Sunday there was a non-standard situation with a cylinder while welding was being carried out,” Interfax cited the company as saying. “No one was injured, there was no damage.”

(Reporting by Alexander Marrow; editing by Jason Neely)

About the Author

Reuterscontributor

Reuters, the news and media division of Thomson Reuters, is the world’s largest international multimedia news provider reaching more than one billion people every day. Reuters provides trusted business, financial, national, and international news to professionals via Thomson Reuters desktops, the world's media organizations, and directly to consumers at Reuters.com and via Reuters TV. Learn more about Thomson Reuters products:

Did you find this article useful?

Advertisement