Large fire at Russian oil depot north of Ukrainian border, unconfirmed reports say [View all]

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There are unconfirmed reports of a large fire at an oil depot in the Russian city of Bryansk, around 100 kilometres north of the Ukrainian border. The Guardian has so far been unable to verify the reports.

update: Russia’s Ministry of Emergency Situations has confirmed “the fact of ignition” at an oil depot in the city of Bryansk, the Kremlin-backed television channel and news agency RT has reported, after social media posts suggested there was a large fire at the depot.

It wrote:

Local residents report that explosions were heard. Sirens can be heard in social media videos.

According to locals, explosions and fire occurred in several districts of Bryansk. According to unconfirmed reports, the second source of fire originates in the area where the military unit of the 120th arsenal of the Main Missile and Artillery Directorate of the Ministry of Defense is located.

Emergency services began to evacuate residents of houses near the burning oil depot.

NASA’s fire monitoring service, FIRMS, has detected the reported oil depot fires in Bryansk, according to maps on its website:

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