- Title: UKRAINE: Fire at Ukraine ammunition dump
- Date: 29th August 2008
- Summary: (BN09) LOZOVAYA, UKRAINE (AUGUST 28, 2008) (REUTERS) VARIOUS OF NIGHT SHOTS OF AMMUNITION EXPLODING VARIOUS OF SMOKE RISING ABOVE AMMUNITION DUMP VARIOUS OF UKRAINIAN MILITARY OFFICIALS LOOKING AT EXPLODING AMMUNITION SMOKE RISING BLOWN OUT WINDOWS HOUSE DAMAGED BY EXPLOSIONS BLOWN OUT WINDOW SHATTERED GLASS ON GROUND IN FRONT OF HOUSE MILITARY VEHICLE DRIVING THROUGH EMPT
- Embargoed: 13th September 2008 13:00
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- Location: Ukraine
- Country: Ukraine
- Topics: Disasters / Accidents / Natural catastrophes
- Reuters ID: LVA4HTSRG7NRLCT57GZHLDANRBS2
- Story Text: Massive explosions of ammunition cause evacuation of thousands of people in Eastern Ukraine.
Flames and smoke were still visible at an ammunition dump in the east Ukrainian region of Kharkiv on Thursday (August 28), after a fire broke out near the town of Lozovaya on Wednesday (August 27).
The Defence Ministry said no one had been killed and military families had been evacuated from the area. Some military personnel had also been evacuated.
An Emergencies Ministry spokeswoman said the situation was serious and other people were also being evacuated.
The fire first broke out in a nearby forest, where high winds prevented the fire services from extinguishing it, and swept into the ammunition dump, the Defence Ministry said.
Ukrainian news agencies quoted the police as saying the fire struck a suburb of Lozovaya where about 64,000 people live.
There have been several explosions and fires in Ukrainian arms depots in recent years. In May last year, an explosion at a depot in southern Ukraine killed two people during an operation to make ageing munitions safe. - Copyright Holder: REUTERS
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