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| Evacuation after arms depot blaze near Izhevsk Russia | Evacuation after arms depot blaze near Izhevsk Russia |
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| More than 20,000 people have been evacuated near the Russian city of Izhevsk, after a fire at an arms depot. | More than 20,000 people have been evacuated near the Russian city of Izhevsk, after a fire at an arms depot. |
| About 25 people were taken to hospital and hundreds of homes were damaged in the overnight fire, officials said. | About 25 people were taken to hospital and hundreds of homes were damaged in the overnight fire, officials said. |
| Shells detonated by the blaze caused windows as far as 10km (6 miles) away to shatter. | Shells detonated by the blaze caused windows as far as 10km (6 miles) away to shatter. |
| The arms depot, which stored artillery shells and rockets and and ammunition, is in the Udmurtia region of the western Urals, 900km east of Moscow. | The arms depot, which stored artillery shells and rockets and and ammunition, is in the Udmurtia region of the western Urals, 900km east of Moscow. |
| 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 week | Second 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. |
| Officials said that more than 500 people were battling the blaze, using four planes, three helicopters and robotic equipment. | Officials said that more than 500 people were battling the blaze, using four planes, three helicopters and robotic equipment. |
| Earlier on, balls of fire rose from the depot, according to eyewitness accounts. | Earlier on, 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. | 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 said Elena Ivanova, a spokeswoman for the regional health ministry in Udmurtia. | Two elderly people living near the depot have died of heart attacks said Elena Ivanova, a spokeswoman for the regional health ministry in Udmurtia. |
| It was not clear if the deaths were linked to the explosions or the fire. | It was not clear if the deaths were linked to the explosions or the fire. |
| "There was an explosion and then a fire. The windows shattered and everything shook," a resident, Klara Taufikovna, told a Russian news website. | "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." | "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. |