An ammunition dump was on fire near a town in the east Ukrainian region of Kharkiv on Wednesday and some military personnel were evacuated from the scene.
"A fire broke out in the military depot near the town of Lozovaya, we are taking steps to localize the blaze, the size of which we are checking," said a Defence Ministry official, according to the interfax-Ukraine news agency.
The Defense Ministry said no one had been killed and military families had been evacuated from the scene.
An Emergencies Ministry spokeswoman said the situation was "very serious" and other people were also being evacuated.
The fire first broke out in a nearby forest, where high winds prevented the fire services from extinguishing it, and swept into the ammunition dump.
There have been several explosions and fires in Ukrainian arms depots in recent years. In May last year, an explosion at a depot in southern Ukraine killed two people during an operation to make aging munitions safe.
Source:Xinhua
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