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Fire at Ukraine ammunition depot prompts mass evacuation
Authorities evacuated 30,000 people from Kalynivka
27 September, 11:44
(ANSA) - KALYNIVKA - A huge fire at an ammunition depot in
central Ukraine has set off a series of explosions and prompted
an evacuation of thousands of people, officials said Wednesday.
Authorities evacuated 30,000 people from the town of Kalynivka, 190 kilometers (120 miles) southwest of the capital, Kiev, and turned off the electricity and gas supply after the depot at a military base there caught fire late on Tuesday.
The powerful explosions late Tuesday created massive fireballs that lit up the night sky. Hours later, smoke was seen billowing Wednesday morning. Four residential buildings were damaged by fire but no casualties have been reported.
Prime Minister Volodymyr Groysman, who arrived to the area early Wednesday, said on local television the situation is under control. Olena Gitlyanska, spokesman for the Ukrainian Security Service, told the Unian news agency that they are treating the fire as sabotage. (ANSA).
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Authorities evacuated 30,000 people from the town of Kalynivka, 190 kilometers (120 miles) southwest of the capital, Kiev, and turned off the electricity and gas supply after the depot at a military base there caught fire late on Tuesday.
The powerful explosions late Tuesday created massive fireballs that lit up the night sky. Hours later, smoke was seen billowing Wednesday morning. Four residential buildings were damaged by fire but no casualties have been reported.
Prime Minister Volodymyr Groysman, who arrived to the area early Wednesday, said on local television the situation is under control. Olena Gitlyanska, spokesman for the Ukrainian Security Service, told the Unian news agency that they are treating the fire as sabotage. (ANSA).
