Ulyanovsk -
Dramatic scenes take place in the Russian Volga city of Ulyanovsk. In an ammunition depot on Friday at least two soldiers have been killed. About 20 people suffered injuries. About 20Menschen suffered burns or were wounded by flying splinters. The authorities were also in the afternoon etwa3000 residents from the immediate vicinity evacuated.
First, 40 workers were missing. Meanwhile, they should have been found alive by rescue workers from a shelter. The spokesman said the regional administration, Sergei Davydov, on the evening, according to the Interfax news agency. The governor Sergei Morozov had previously feared that there would be no more hope for those missing.
It is unclear whether more people are missing. A spokesman for the rescuers said it could not be ruled out, the workers are still in the factory. How many is unclear.
Meanwhile, continue to blaze, witnesses said flames towering above the depot. Blessing in disguise. The depot is on an open field. At the military base of the Russian navy could be heard for hours heavy explosions. The exact cause of the fire was not immediately clear. The administration spoke out of an accident and signed a stop.
In the depot, but would not use chemical weapons stored, authorities said a spokesman. The accident site was cordoned off to seven miles away. The state presented the first regional one. At times, 15 fire trucks and 68 units with heavy equipment and more than 200 employees of the rescue workers were on site. The commander of the navy, Admiral Vladimir Vysotsky was Orterwartet on the evening before. Kremlin leader Dmitry Medvedev and Prime Minister Vladimir Putin could be continuously informed about the rescue work.
