Kazakh truck driver killed in fire started by Russian rocket launch
BBC News Article: http://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-news-from-elsewhere-40285760
BBC News Article: http://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-news-from-elsewhere-40285760
A Kazakh truck driver died in a fire started by the Russian-operated launch of the Progress МS-06 cargo spacecraft, generating outrage in Kazakhstan.
The driver of a truck died while extinguishing a fire that started during the drop zone stages of the rocket. The truck driver worked for Russia's NPO Mashinostroyeniya rocket design bureau.
Roscomos said the NPO Mashinostroyeniya oversees maintenance of the drop zones.
"The fire engulfed the Kamaz vehicle after a particularly strong gust of wind," Roscomos said in a report obtained by Russia's state-run Tass news agency.
Kazakh outlets reported the fire started about 375 miles from the launch site. Some Kazakh social media users have criticized Kazakh and Russian authorities over the incident.