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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. |
| The blaze broke out on Monday evening, and one worker at the plant died. | The blaze broke out on Monday evening, and one worker at the plant died. |
| The explosion on Tuesday morning left several firefighters reportedly injured or missing. | The explosion on Tuesday morning left several firefighters reportedly injured or missing. |
| Three firefighters were unaccounted for and another six were taken to hospital, officials said, as the fire spread to at least 16 tanks, most of them storing petrol. | Three firefighters were unaccounted for and another six were taken to hospital, officials said, as the fire spread to at least 16 tanks, most of them storing petrol. |
| The fire at the depot, next to Hlevakha airbase and near the town of Vasylkiv, sent a huge pall of smoke over the surrounding area. | |
| The army has been clearing a munitions storage facility, located about 50m (164ft) away, according to Oleksandr Turchynov, secretary of Ukraine's national security and defence council. | The army has been clearing a munitions storage facility, located about 50m (164ft) away, according to Oleksandr Turchynov, secretary of Ukraine's national security and defence council. |
| Fears it could spread | Fears it could spread |
| 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). |
| A large explosion occurred shortly after 08:00 local time (06:00 BST) on Tuesday. | |
| 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." |
| The casualties were being treated in hospital for burns and poisoning. | The casualties were being treated in hospital for burns and poisoning. |
| Of the 16 tanks on fire, eight were said to have a capacity of 900 cubic metres (32,000 cu ft) each. | Of the 16 tanks on fire, eight were said to have a capacity of 900 cubic metres (32,000 cu ft) each. |
| Two hundred firefighters were trying to bring the fire under control amid fears it could spread to an adjacent depot. | Two hundred firefighters were trying to bring the fire under control amid fears it could spread to an adjacent depot. |
| People in a 2km (1.24 miles) zone around the petrol containers currently on fire have been evacuated, Mr Turchynov said. | People in a 2km (1.24 miles) zone around the petrol containers currently on fire have been evacuated, Mr Turchynov said. |
| It was not immediately clear what might have caused the blast. | It was not immediately clear what might have caused the blast. |
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