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Thousands evacuated in Ukraine after fire and blasts at military base

Four residential buildings were damaged by the fire but no casualties have been reported.

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A powerful explosion in the ammunition depot at a military base in Ukraine

Ukrainian officials have evacuated tens of thousands of residents after a fire and ammunition explosions at a military base.

The Interior Ministry said on Wednesday that firefighters were still putting out the blaze which broke out in the town of Kalynivka, 120 miles (190km) south-west of the capital, Kiev, late on Tuesday.

A powerful explosion in the ammunition depot at a military base in Ukraine
A powerful explosion in the ammunition depot at a military base in Ukraine (Efrem Lukatsky/AP)

Four residential buildings were damaged by the fire but no casualties have been reported.

A powerful explosion in the ammunition depot at a military base in Ukraine
Four residential buildings were damaged by fire after the explosion at the depot in Ukraine (Efrem Lukatsky/AP)

Prime Minister Volodymyr Groysman, who arrived in the area early on Wednesday, said on local television that the situation is under control. The cause of the fire was under investigation.

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