– RAGING INFERNO: Emergency services in Ukraine tackle the enormous blaze at a fuel storage depot 30km outside
Massive explosions may be sabotage
UKRAINE evacuated hundreds of residents yesterday after a series of blasts at a fuel depot near Kiev set off a ferocious fire, with several people missing and at least one confirmed dead.
The defence ministry said it was taking emergency measures to prevent the flames engulfing a nearby military airbase which has MiG-29 fighter jets and munitions on site.
Security council secretary Oleksandr Turchynov and Defence Minister Stepan Poltorak rushed to the scene to oversee the operations.
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Source: Herald LIVE
