Over 10, 000 people have been evacuated after powerful explosions rocked a local ammunitions depot near the city of\u00a0Chernigov\u00a0in\u00a0northern\u00a0Ukraine.<\/p>\n
According to RT, the area has been put on lockdown for air and\u00a0land travel.\u00a0Airspace within 20 km from the spot has been closed. 220 emergency staffers and 60 technical units have been dispatched to the explosion area.<\/p>\n
The first reports of blasts at the arsenal in the town of\u00a0Ichnia\u00a0came in the night at around 3.30 am (local time), Ukraine’s General Staff reported.<\/p>\n
Currently, the impact of explosions in the nearby territory is unclear. Meanwhile, an emergency response headquarters has been set up.<\/p>\n
There has been no information on the number of casualties so far, First\u00a0Deputy Interior Minister\u00a0Serhiy Yarovoy, in charge of the emergency headquarters, said.<\/p>\n
RT\u00a0reported that the emergency service crews, national police, and the\u00a0National Guard\u00a0have all been alerted about the explosions.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile,\u00a0Ukraine’s Interior Ministry\u00a0has called for additional back up.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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