Crimea: a fire causes the explosion of ammunition in a Russian base

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The fire that caused the explosion of the ammunition occurred on Tuesday morning at a Russian military base in Crimea.

A fire that caused an explosion of ammunition occurred on Tuesday morning at a Russian military base in Crimea, a peninsula annexed by Russia, the Russian Defense Ministry announced. According to Crimean Governor Sergey Aksionov, two civilians were injured.

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The fire broke out around 0315 GMT at a temporary ammunition depot at a Russian base in the Djankoy district of northern Crimea, the ministry said in a statement, quoted by Russian news agencies.

A precedent last week

Last Tuesday, the ammunition had already exploded at a Russian military airfield in western Crimea. The event had no casualties, the Russian military said in a press release.

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>> More info to come at BFMTV.com

Author: LC with AFP
Source: BFM TV

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