Severstal explained the sound of an explosion in Cherepovets as a “technological incident”

At the Cherepovets Metallurgical Plant, a “technological incident” occurred in the blast furnace production, said the general director of the Severstal division (MOEX: CHMF) Russian steel” Evgeniy Vinogradov. No harm done. Early in the morning, local media reported the sound of an explosion in the city.

As Mr. Vinogradov said in “In contact with”, after the incident, one of the units “was taken out for previously planned repairs.” “The causes of the incident are being clarified,” he added. He did not provide any details.

Eyewitnesses reported on social networks the sound of an explosion early on the morning of March 7. As he writes Gorodche, this happened in the area of ​​blast furnace 4 at approximately 5:45. According to State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company “Vologda” people reported the sound to emergency services. The official portal of Cherepovets only provides comments from Mr. Vinogradov and notesthat “citizens wrote on social networks about the bang that was heard at about 6 o’clock in the morning.”

Cherepovets Iron and Steel Works is a key asset of the Severstal Russian Steel division. As stated on the company’s website, it is one of the most profitable metallurgical enterprises in the world. Includes four types of production: coke-sintering, steel-smelting, production of long products, production of flat products.

Leonid Uvarchev