- Title: Fire engulfs an oil depot in Makiivka in Ukraine's Donetsk region
- Date: 4th May 2022
- Summary: MAKIIVKA, DONETSK REGION, UKRAINE (MAY 4, 2022) (REUTERS) VARIOUS OF FLAMES AND SMOKE RISING OVER THE OIL DEPOT FIRE ENGINES WITH FIRE IN THE BACKGROUND FIREFIGHTERS EXTINGUISHING FIRE SMOKE VARIOUS OF "ARTEMIDA OIL DEPOT" SIGN WITH SMOKE IN THE BACKGROUND (SOUNDBITE) (Russian) DEPUTY MINISTER OF EMERGENCY SITUATIONS OF SELF-PROCLAIMED DONETSK PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC, DMITRY ZAKHAROV, SAYING: "Several shells have landed. A high-explosive shell, a batch of Grad rockets, that's for certain. Three storage tanks of over 100 cubic metres capacity were hit at once. Diesel oil kept in those storage tanks started to burn and leak. As a result, a huge puddle of burning oil surrounded the storage tanks." VARIOUS OF SMOKE RISING OVER THE OIL DEPOT FIRE ENGINE DRIVING DOWN ROAD FIRE ENGINE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH SMOKE IN THE BACKGROUND EMERGENCY SERVICE SPECIALISTS TALKING EMERGENCY SERVICE SPECIALISTS TALKING WITH SMOKE IN THE BACKGROUND INSTALLATION IN THE SHAPE OF A STAR AND CARS DRIVING ALONG THE ROAD WITH SMOKE IN THE BACKGROUND INSTALLATION IN THE SHAPE OF A STAR WITH SMOKE IN THE BACKGROUND CARS DRIVING ALONG THE ROAD WITH SMOKE IN THE BACKGROUND
- Embargoed: 18th May 2022 13:00
- Keywords: Donetsk Makiivka Russia Ukraine conflict fire
- Location: MAKIIVKA, DONETSK REGION, UKRAINE
- City: MAKIIVKA, DONETSK REGION, UKRAINE
- Country: Ukraine
- Topics: Conflicts/War/Peace,Europe,Military Conflicts
- Reuters ID: LVA001571304052022RP1
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text: A large fire engulfed an oil storage site in the town of Makiivka, in Ukraine's Donetsk region on Wednesday (May 4). Russia-backed authorities in the area said the site had been the target of a missile strike by the Ukrainian military but provided no evidence to support the claim.
Smoke and flames rose over the facility. Dmitry Zakharov, deputy head of the Emergencies Ministry in Donetsk said more than 90 firefighters were involved the effort to extinguish the fire. - Copyright Holder: REUTERS
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