RUSSIA-BLAST 2LAST
PTI | 02:06 PM,Jun 03,2011The city residents were allowed to return to their homes in the morning, RIA Novosti reported. The blast-hit facility stores from 5,000 to 10,000 railway carriages with various ammunition. It is believed that 18 storage facilities are on fire. A total of 200 personnel, 30 fire fighting units and three fire fighting trains have been deployed, although it was early to move them to the still exploding depot, Vesti TV channel said. The Russian Emergencies Ministry has also rushed two Il-76 fire fighting aircrafts, each able to carry 42 metric tons of water. The accident has forced the ministry to temporarily close the Yelabuga-Izhevsk zone of the M7 federal highway, connecting Moscow and Ufa, the capital of the Urals republic of Bashkortostan. The nearby railway line was also closed.
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