A strange wake up call...

It's probably always a strange thing to wake up to someone calling to tell you that there has been an explosion at a nuclear power plant outside of the city you where you live. And for some reason...it's a bit more unsettling when you wake up to this news and you live in Russia. Anyway, I don't know much and I'm sure everything is fine BUT please pray for us no matter what. Oh boy...this is making me even more ready to be home for a little while.

Here's part of a news report I found on CNN.com:

"Three people were injured in what government officials were calling an explosion at a smelter furnace on the site of the Leningrad nuclear power plant.
The explosion at the furnace of the Ecomet-S enterprise -- a sub-contractor of the nuclear plant -- took place about 3 a.m. Thursday, according to a statement from the government of St. Petersburg, located about 50 miles from the plant.
According to Rosenergoatom--a Russian state body in charge of monitoring nuclear safety--the incident did not increase radiation levels in or around the plant. A statement from the nuclear power plant calls the accident a "splash of smelt" from the furnace, which it says was caused by the violation of safety rules.
The Russian news agency Interfax reported that three people were injured in the incident, but did not elaborate. "

So, it sounds like everything is ok but when we talked to the consulate this morning...they were not very quick to assuage our fears and that is the only thing that keeps me wondering...

Oh life in Russia! Thank you for your prayers :)