MOSCOW, April 10 (Xinhua) -- Two people were killed and 14 others injured in an explosion at warehouse facilities in Vladikavkaz, the capital of Russia's North Ossetia-Alania Republic, local authorities said Friday.

Four of the injured are in critical condition, head of the republic Sergei Menyailo said.

The blast occurred at facilities where pyrotechnics were reportedly stored, local media reported.

An emergency response team has been set up at the site, and an investigation is underway, local authorities said. ■