Kazakh Factory Blast Kills Four

4 August 2005 (RFE/RL) -- At least four people were killed and six injured today in a blast at an explosives factory in Kazakhstan.

The explosion happened at a factory located about 40 kilometers outside the town of Jezkazgan in Karaganda Oblast.

The private factory makes the kind of explosives that are used in heavy industries, such as mining.

(ITAR-TASS/Interfax)