Large-Scale Tragedies… The Largest Accidents in the USSR That Did Not Receive Publicity

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The explosion at the Minsk Radio Plant. March 10, 1972. The explosion occurred during the second shift. Its power was such that the two-storied building instantly fell apart. The difficulty in liquidating the accident was that the rescuers had little equipment to disassemble the rubble. Many people have died under the ruins. This accident take away more than 100 lives. And more than 300 people were injured.

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