According to an emergency service source, the fire continues to spread because of wind gusts and the shells are exploding nearly every ten seconds.
MOSCOW, October 7.
/TASS/. An ammunition depot went on fire on the territory of a military
garrison near Ryazan in central Russia, with sporadic explosions taking place,
the press office of the Western Military District reported on Wednesday.
The blaze occurred
near the settlement of Zheltukhino after the grass caught fire, the press
office said.
"A gusty wind
spread the fire to the artillery ammunition storage site. The military
garrison’s on-duty fire-fighting team started to extinguish the blaze but
failed to stop the fire outbreak. Sporadic munition explosions are currently
observed on the technical premises of the military base," the Western
Military District said.
Reports from the
scene say that the military and civilian personnel have been evacuated and
there are no injuries.
According to an
emergency service source, the fire continues to spread because of wind gusts
and the shells are exploding nearly every ten seconds. "The fire has not
been contained and the shells are exploding about every ten seconds," the
source said.
The local
fire-fighting and rescue service has sent teams and a fire-fighting train to
the scene of the incident. An Il-76 plane of Russia’s Emergencies Ministry is
ready to join the fire-fighting effort.
Traffic on the R-22
"Kaspiy" highway has been halted. According to the Emergencies
Ministry, over 1,600 locals, including almost 150 children, have been evacuated
from 14 settlements in the Ryazan Region. "According to preliminary data,
over 1,600 people have been evacuated from 14 settlements," the Ministry's
press service said.
"Evacuation has
been organized in cooperation with Skopinsky District's authorities," the
regional government disclosed. "First and foremost, all children have been
evacuated from the settlements: 130 schoolchildren and 16 younger children. All
of them are currently with their relatives, in a safe zone."
Source: ITAR-TASS
07-10-2020
