Russian hydropower plant blast kills 2, wounds 10

An explosion Wednesday at a hydropower plant in central Russia killed two people, including a fireman, and injured 10 workers, investigators said.

A compressor exploded in the turbine room but the cause of the accident at the Lower Kama hydropower station was not immediately clear, the Investigative Committee said in a statement.

Smoke appeared in the turbine room about 10 minutes before the explosion, state news agencies reported, citing the Energy Ministry.

The turbine shop director was killed, as …