Russia: 11,000 people were evacuated after the explosion of a military arsenal

The city of Achinsk, in Siberia, was on alert after the explosion of a military arsenal that was storing projectiles d & # 39; artillery. As reported by the governor of the region, Alezander Uss, more than 11 thousand people were evacuated of the region and eight wounded were already registered.

The Central Military District of Russia reported that everything started at 13:00 in Moscow (8 in Argentina) a fire is declared in the warehouse howitzers (a type of military cannon) in a unit near the town of Kamenka.

"Our priority now is to evacuate people from cities close to safe areas," said Governor Uss. In this regard, he asked residents to avoid the area located near the explosion and to remain calm.

Until now, the authorities they have not detailed the reasons it triggered the fire. And they just warned that the detonations could spread. "The radius of the danger zone is not completely determined. It depends on the type of ammunition that can explodesaid the president.

Chain RT He reported that the Russian Ministry of Defense had sent several Urán-14 fire robots to extinguish the flames. In the meantime, as a precaution, restricted rail traffic close and they closed the airspace About the place of the incident.