Firefighters train Railways sent to the Kharkov oblast – Ministry of Infrastructure

KIEV. March 23. UNN. Firefighters train Railways sent to the Kharkov oblast with the aim of localizing and extinguishing of the fire in military warehouses located near the town of Balakleya. This was announced by the Deputy Minister of infrastructure of Ukraine Yuriy Lavrenyuk, reports UNN with reference to the press service of the Ministry.

“Firefighters train Railways sent to the Kharkov oblast with the aim of locating and extinguishing the fire in military warehouses located near the city of Balakleya of Kharkov region”, – quotes Yury Lavrenyuk press service.

He also noted that the staff of the railway station in the city of Balakliya were evacuated.

“If necessary, Ukrzaliznytsia is ready to provide trains for evacuation. Now such requests are not received,” – said in the message.

According to Yuriy Lavrenyuk, the Ministry of infrastructure of Ukraine is in operational contact with the leadership of the SES, the Ministry of defence and within the competence has the situation under control.

We will remind, powerful explosion occurred at an ammunition depot in Kharkiv region.

Also recall that the chief military Prosecutor A. Matios said that the fire was the result of sabotage.

As reported UNN, people evacuated from the area, where there was an explosion at the ammunition depot in Kharkiv region.

According to sources of UNN, the detonation of ammunition in a warehouse in Kharkiv region may last for several days, the evacuation zone is 7 km away.

We will add, according to the defense Ministry, in the area of emergency at the ammunition depot in Kharkiv region opened two evacuation center, sent more than 20 “soon.”