Pullmyfinger
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How can one stop it now. Scary event.
Large explosions rock an ammunition depot in Russia’s Samara Region, where over 13 million shells are stored. The police have started evacuation of the nearby communities.
Multiple artillery shells keep exploding at an ammunition depot near the city of Chapaevsk, a local police spokesman told RIA.
“It is still not possible to halt the self-destruction, or to enter the firing grounds,” he added, saying that the shell shards are scattering in such a large area that there is no way the fire brigade could reach and extinguish the fire.
The police have cordoned-off the area and have been evacuating about 250 residents from the nearby community.
Four people have been injured in the blasts, and are now in hospital with medium severity injuries, Interfax reports, citing sources. The police said they were verifying the information on the injured.
Local authorities are warning the residents of Chapaevsk not to enter the area of the blasts, and have sealed off the roads leading to the arsenal. There are some 74,000 people living in Chapaevsk just 15 kilometers from the area of the incident.
The Russia’s Ministry of Emergencies is sending two planes with robot-equipped bomb-disposal experts to Chapaevsk, reports Itar-Tass.
https://rt.com/news/ammunition-depot-blasts-russia-888/
Large explosions rock an ammunition depot in Russia’s Samara Region, where over 13 million shells are stored. The police have started evacuation of the nearby communities.
Multiple artillery shells keep exploding at an ammunition depot near the city of Chapaevsk, a local police spokesman told RIA.
“It is still not possible to halt the self-destruction, or to enter the firing grounds,” he added, saying that the shell shards are scattering in such a large area that there is no way the fire brigade could reach and extinguish the fire.
The police have cordoned-off the area and have been evacuating about 250 residents from the nearby community.
Four people have been injured in the blasts, and are now in hospital with medium severity injuries, Interfax reports, citing sources. The police said they were verifying the information on the injured.
Local authorities are warning the residents of Chapaevsk not to enter the area of the blasts, and have sealed off the roads leading to the arsenal. There are some 74,000 people living in Chapaevsk just 15 kilometers from the area of the incident.
The Russia’s Ministry of Emergencies is sending two planes with robot-equipped bomb-disposal experts to Chapaevsk, reports Itar-Tass.
https://rt.com/news/ammunition-depot-blasts-russia-888/
