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| Ukraine crews battle blaze after 'huge' explosion outside Kiev | Ukraine crews battle blaze after 'huge' explosion outside Kiev |
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| Emergency crews are battling a fire outside the Ukrainian capital, Kiev, following a huge blast at a fuel depot. | Emergency crews are battling a fire outside the Ukrainian capital, Kiev, following a huge blast at a fuel depot. |
| Officials say at least eight petrol storage tanks, with a total capacity of up to 900 cubic metres (32,000 cu ft), are ablaze. The fire started on Monday. | |
| Interior Minister Arsen Avakov tweeted: "There has been an explosion at the oil depot near Vasylkiv. A huge one." | Interior Minister Arsen Avakov tweeted: "There has been an explosion at the oil depot near Vasylkiv. A huge one." |
| Three firefighters are unaccounted for and another six have been taken to hospital, officials say. | Three firefighters are unaccounted for and another six have been taken to hospital, officials say. |
| The casualties were being treated in hospital for burns and poisoning. | The casualties were being treated in hospital for burns and poisoning. |
| The fire at the depot, next to Hlevakha airbase and near the village of Vasylkiv, sent a huge pall of smoke over the surrounding area. | The fire at the depot, next to Hlevakha airbase and near the village of Vasylkiv, sent a huge pall of smoke over the surrounding area. |
| The blaze broke out on Monday evening in one tank and spread to neighbouring containers, Ukraine's emergencies ministry said (in Ukrainian). | The blaze broke out on Monday evening in one tank and spread to neighbouring containers, Ukraine's emergencies ministry said (in Ukrainian). |
| An official from Ukraine's petrol industry told the BBC that the explosion had occurred at 08:30 local time (06:30 BST) on Tuesday. | An official from Ukraine's petrol industry told the BBC that the explosion had occurred at 08:30 local time (06:30 BST) on Tuesday. |
| Two hundred firefighters were trying to bring the fire under control. | Two hundred firefighters were trying to bring the fire under control. |
| There was no initial information about what might have caused the blast. | There was no initial information about what might have caused the blast. |
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