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Evacuation after arms depot blaze near Izhevsk Russia Evacuation after arms depot blaze near Izhevsk Russia
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Some 28,000 people have been evacuated from near the Russian city of Izhevsk where a fire broke out at an arms depot housing artillery shells and rockets. Some 28,000 people have been evacuated from near the Russian city of Izhevsk, where a fire broke out at an arms depot housing artillery shells and rockets.
At least 45 people were injured and hundreds of homes are reported to have been damaged in the overnight fire.At least 45 people were injured and hundreds of homes are reported to have been damaged in the overnight fire.
Shells detonated by the fire caused windows as far away as 10km (6 miles) to shatter. Shells detonated by the blaze caused windows as far away as 10km (6 miles) to shatter.
The arms depot is in the Udmurtia region of the western Urals, 900km (560 miles) east of Moscow.The arms depot is in the Udmurtia region of the western Urals, 900km (560 miles) east of Moscow.
It stores artillery shells, rocket-propelled missiles and old ammunition.It stores artillery shells, rocket-propelled missiles and old ammunition.
Some reports suggest the blaze may have been sparked by a discarded cigarette.Some reports suggest the blaze may have been sparked by a discarded cigarette.
The fire has interrupted the flow of oil along a nearby pipeline.The fire has interrupted the flow of oil along a nearby pipeline.
Second in a weekSecond in a week
Emergency teams have flown from the Russian capital to the scene where firefighters are battling the blaze.Emergency teams have flown from the Russian capital to the scene where firefighters are battling the blaze.
It would take at least two days to douse the fire, a military source told the Interfax news agency.
Balls of fire rose from the depot, according to eyewitness accounts.Balls of fire rose from the depot, according to eyewitness accounts.
There were two or three loud blasts every minute, a defence ministry official said.
Two elderly people living near the depot have died of heart attacks caused by stress from the explosions, regional health minister Vladimir Muzlov said.Two elderly people living near the depot have died of heart attacks caused by stress from the explosions, regional health minister Vladimir Muzlov said.
"There was an explosion and then a fire. The windows shattered and everything shook," a resident, Klara Taufikovna, told a Russian news website.
"We were all very frightened, we didn't know what to do, where to run or even what happened."
This is the second time in a week that a Russian ammunition dump has exploded.This is the second time in a week that a Russian ammunition dump has exploded.
An arms depot caught fire in the Russian region of Bashkiria at the end of May.An arms depot caught fire in the Russian region of Bashkiria at the end of May.