Fire at arms depot in Donetsk region extinguished, explosives being removed

11:51, 25.09.2017 1 min read

As of Monday morning, a fire at the ammunition depot near the village of Novoyanysol, Nikolske district, Donetsk region, has been extinguished, the work on removal of explosives continues, the State Emergencies Service of Ukraine reported.

"As of 07:00, on September 9, 90 people and 33 units of equipment were involved in cleaning up the consequences of the emergency, of them 38 people and 15 units of equipment come from the State Emergency Situations Service," the ministry said on Monday.

As reported, at 15:40 on September 22, a fire broke out near Novoyanysol, Nikolsky district, Donetsk region, which triggered the explosion of ammunition on the territory of the arms depot of a military unit of the Defense Ministry. At 05:47 on September 23, the fire was put out. No casualties have been reported.