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US investigates Baghdad base fire Mortar causes Baghdad base fire
(about 3 hours later)
The US military has launched an investigation into a fire at an ammunitions store in the Iraqi capital. The US military has said that a huge fire at an army base's ammunitions store in the Iraqi capital was caused by a mortar fired by insurgents.
The fire set off a series of blasts at the base, known as Forward Operating Base Falcon. There were no reported casualties caused by the explosions. The fire, which set off a series of blasts and explosions at the base, caused no casualties or injuries.
The BBC's Baghdad correspondent said the US military reported attacks on the base on Tuesday, which may have contributed to the fire. The BBC's Andrew North, in Baghdad, said the explosions started at about 2300 (2100 BST) on Tuesday night.
Blasts from the base, in the south of the city, were heard for miles around. Blasts from the base, in the city's south, were heard for miles. The fire continued to burn through the night.
The BBC's Andrew North, in Baghdad, said the explosions started at about 2300 (2100 BST). "Intelligence indicates that civilians aligned with a militia organisation were responsible for last night's mortar attack," Base spokesman Lt Col Jonathan Withington said.
The US military said that all troops and workers on the base had been safely evacuated and no injuries had been reported. Earlier, an insurgent group had posted a statement on the internet, claiming responsibility for the attack.
The US military spokesman said that all troops and workers on the base had been safely evacuated to bomb shelters to protect them from the blasts.
He said no-one had been injured in the explosions.
The Iraqi Interior Ministry said the blasts had shaken three neighbourhoods close to the base in the southern district of Doura.The Iraqi Interior Ministry said the blasts had shaken three neighbourhoods close to the base in the southern district of Doura.