International: Deadly Russia power plant blast


Written by Phil on August 19, 2009 in Crisis Management and Crisis Communication, Emergency Response, Events.

“Emergency managers and communicators the world over are likely watching the disaster unfold at the Sayano-Shushenskaya plant in Siberia. As I write this there are 8 confirmed deaths and 54 are missing. It is Russia’s largest hydroelectric plant and feeds power to large aluminum plants in Siberia. Why is this disaster important for emergency managers and PIOs (public information officers) today?” asks Gerald Baron.

According to BBC, about 65 people are missing after an explosion at Russia’s largest hydro-electric power station killed 11 workers, officials have said. An oil-filled transformer exploded at the Sayano-Shushenskaya power plant in Siberia, bringing down the ceiling of the turbine hall, which then flooded.

See:

Deadly Russia power plant blast (BBC News),

and

Russian Power Plant Disaster (Crisis Comm) by Gerald Baron (Crisis and Emergency Management Strategies).

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