One person was
killed, seven others were injured, according to sources.
TASS, August 5.
Explosions have been reported on Monday at ammunition depot located at the
military base in the Achinsk District of the Krasnoyarsk Region.
"The explosion
went off in an ammunition depot, evacuation is being carried out," a
source in the region’s emergency services told TASS on Monday.
A fire broke out in
the artillery propellant powder charge storage on the territory of an equipment
supply depot, according to the Russian Central Military District.
Local emergency units
took steps to restrict the spread of fire and ensure security at the fire site.
"Currently, the epicenter of the fire is being localized," the
district added.
A source in a local
emergencies service told TASS that one serviceman died as a result of the
blasts.
However, a source in
the Russian Defense Ministry has dismissed this information.
Seven people have
been injured, including two military officers, the local hospital informed
TASS.
"There are five
outpatients, and two military officers have been hospitalized," the
hospital said, adding that the officers have received shrapnel wounds.
The personnel has
been evacuated. An effort is underway to evacuate residents of settlements
located within a 20 km zone from the accident’s epicenter.
The authorities of
the city of Achinsk in Russia’s Krasnoyarsk Region, which has a population of
100,000, are evacuating about 11,000 people after explosions.
"Districts with
a total population of about 11,000 people are within the impact zone. These
areas are being evacuated," the
press service of the municipal administration informed TASS.
A source in the region’s
emergency services told TASS that residential buildings have been damaged in
the wake of the explosions.
"Residential
buildings have been damaged. The windows have been shattered by the blast wave.
The territory [of the military base] has been cordoned off," the agency’s
source stated.
Source: ITAR-TASS
05-08-2019
