A military warehouse is on fire in the Russian Federation, explosions began

The fire occurred on the territory of a liquidated military unit, where there was dismantled ammunition, which they were unable to remove.

Near Ryazan, Russia, an ammunition depot in the town of Shelemishevo caught fire, ammunition explosions are heard. This is reported by Izvestia.

“The fire engulfed the old landfill. Apparently, unexploded ordnance explodes, there are no casualties,” the message says.

The fire was allegedly caused by a grass fire, from which the blaze spread to warehouses.

According to TASS, residents are being evacuated from more than 10 nearby settlements within a 5 km radius. Russia’s Emergency Ministry alerted the Il-76 plane to extinguish the fire. The fire reached the village of Kuzminka-2.

Earlier it was reported that in Crimea on the morning of Wednesday, October 7, the Yalta sanatorium caught fire, which after the annexation of Crimea was ordered by the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.

It was also reported that as of Wednesday morning, October 7, nine out of ten major fires in forests, reeds and dry grass have been eliminated.

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