While I 100% am most invested in the idea it was from some type of wild animal (probably a bat - scientists have been warning us for YEARS that when we encroach

While I 100% am most invested in the idea it was from some type of wild animal (probably a bat - scientists have been warning us for YEARS that when we encroach and destroy habitats of animals we are pushing our luck for exposing new diseases) I did/do have a pretty niche theory that I saw almost nowhere else. So to be clear - obviously - I do not actually think this is likely: September 2019 there was a large explosion at one of Russia's top viral research labs (supposedly also bioweapons) in Siberia due to large natural fires in Siberia - link below https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-49727101 https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-49727101 Officials then declare the explosion and lab not to be an issue and everyone moves on. Is it not possible that something was accidentally leaked from this lab? I am not implying intent here - just that we could be dealing with an accident caused by the huge, huge fires. This is the same lab that later develops the Russian COVID vaccine. At the time the only other reference I could find to this was a joke made by a comedian in Russia which they very quickly cracked down on: https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2020/04/07/russia-opens-criminal-probe-against-satirist-over-virus-video-a69908 https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2020/04/07/russia-opens-crimi... I posted about this once before on Hacker News and got a TON of downvotes. Not trying to spread misinformation or something here at all.