Massive Explosion At Russian Ammo Dump In Siberia

Business Insider: Shocking photos show massive fireball caused by explosion at Russian ammo dump said to house tens of thousands of artillery shells

* An ammunition dump at a Russian military base in Siberia has exploded, Russia's Tass reported on Monday.
* The depot, according to the Russian defense ministry, held "gunpowder charges for artillery shells." A local emergency-services source told state media that the facility held around 40,000 artillery shells.
* At least eight people were injured in the blast. Authorities are evacuating local residents who live within 12 miles of the depot.

An ammunition dump at a Russian military base exploded on Monday, setting off fires that injured a handful of people, Russian media reported.

The blast occurred in Achinsk, a military town in Siberia's Krasnoyarsk region. "The explosion went off in an ammunition depot, evacuation is being carried out," a source with the emergency services in the area told the state-run news agency Tass.

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One dead, seven wounded - including a child - with shrapnel wounds and burns -- Siberian Times
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Locals & soldiers suffer burns and shrapnel wounds after artillery depot explodes in Siberia (VIDEO) -- RT
Explosive Propellant Storage Catches Fire at Military Depot in Siberia, Staff Evacuated (Photo) -- Sputnik
Blasts rock Russian arms depot, eight injured - TASS -- Reuters