Massive fire at fuel site in Russian-occupied Crimea after suspected drone strike

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Source: CNN

Massive fire at fuel site in Russian-occupied Crimea after suspected drone strike

By Josh Pennington and Alex Stambaugh, CNN
Updated 1:13 AM EDT, Sat April 29, 2023

(CNN) — A fuel tank is on fire in the Crimean port city of Sevastopol, the Russian-backed governor of the city Mikhail Razvozhaev said on Telegram early Saturday.

Razvozhaev said the fire has spread to around 1,000 square meters and that initial reports indicate it was caused by a drone.

The fuel tank is in the Cossack Bay neighborhood, he said, adding response teams are working on site.

“It is a class 4 fire. Information about casualties is being updated,” he wrote.

This is a developing story. More to come

https://edition.cnn.com/2023/04/29/europe/fuel-tank-sevastopol-crimea-hnk-intl/index.html

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UPDATE:

Blaze at Russian fuel depot in Crimea put out after suspected drone strike

A fire at a fuel storage facility in the Crimean port city of Sevastopol, caused by an apparent drone strike, has been extinguished, the Moscow-installed governor said.

Video footage posted on social media earlier on Saturday showed a large waterside area on fire, with a column of black smoke rising from the burning fuel. Other images showed a huge pall of smoke hanging over the area.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/apr/29/large-blaze-at-russian-navy-depot-in-crimea-after-suspected-drone-strike

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