Unexploded ordnance exploded due to grass fire in Transbaikalia

In the Karymsky district in Transbaikalia, an explosion of unexploded ordnance occurred due to a grass fire. This was announced on June 25 by the press service of the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations.

"In Transbaikalia, a grass fire occurred at a former ammunition storage base, as a result of the fire, unexploded ordnance detonated in a field," the message says.

Engineering equipment and a paramilitary fire brigade are working at the scene. In total, 25 people and 8 pieces of equipment are involved in extinguishing the fire.

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The People's Front announced that civil servants were being forced to fight fire, but the volunteer units did not confirm the information.

Earlier, on May 27, in the Astrakhan region, dry grass caught fire in a garden association, as a result, the fire spread to 27 houses and other buildings. Then the police cordoned off the scene for the passage of fire equipment. Later, on May 28, an IL-76 aircraft with a spillway device arrived in the region to extinguish a fire in the Volga region.