vostok
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A rocket engine explosion on a naval test range in northern Russia has killed two people
and injured six, the defence ministry told Russian media.
The victims of the explosion in Arkhangelsk region were civilian specialists while military and civilian personnel are among the injured.
The ministry said radiation levels were normal but the city of Severodvinsk registered a "brief spike" in levels.
An area of the White Sea nearby has reportedly been closed for a month.
But the deputy head of Archangelsk port, Sergei Kozub, told the BBC the closure was planned before the accident
Local people were reportedly urged to take precautions against radiation. No increase in ambulance call-outs was recorded, the administration added.
A woman in Severodvinsk named only Alina told Russian news site lenta.ru:
"I work in the hospital where they're bringing the injured.
"They advise everyone to close their windows and drink iodine, 44 drops per glass of water."
Wind is N/E at 9Km/h distance is 1000Km or 15 hrs driving
just getting out the Iodine now ...lol and 'we' thought these days had past ....;p;
