An explosion rocked a Russian biological research facility that houses a spate of deadly viruses, including smallpox, Ebola, and swine flu.
The blast and subsequent fire ripped through the Russian State Centre for Research on Virology and Biotechnology, known as Vector, near the Siberian city of Novosibirsk, the center said in a statement. Vector said the Sept. 16 explosion took place in a sanitary inspection room that didn’t house any biohazardous materials.
