3 tanks on the base near Kiev continue to burn, said the head of civil service on emergency situations of Ukraine Mykola Chechetkin.

"currently controlled burning of three containers of 800 cubic meters, the danger of spread of fire in the direction of the military unit, as in the side of the tank farm, no ", - RIA "news" words Chechetkina. He said that in 10. Fifteen was another explosion on the fire place - blew up two tanks. Chechetkin added that firefighters carry out quenching tanks exploded yesterday. First on Thursday, the Ukrainian media said that the Fire at the oil depot in the Kiev region in practice suppressed, continues to burn one tank of fuel. On Wednesday, the head of the MIA of Ukraine Arsen Avakov said that the firemen involved in the destruction of the fire at the oil depot in the Kiev region, will be strengthened with special fire tanks. On Tuesday evening, the Ukrainian media reported that the Fire at the oil depot near Kiev, as if it has increased, you have a new source of fire, increased fire area. However, the rescuers, these data are not confirmed. The mayor of the Ukrainian capital Vitali Klitschko reported that the level of air pollution in Kiev because of a fire at the oil depot exceeded the maximum permissible limits, in the city introduced a number of restrictions. Before this, at the scene of the fire at the oil depot near Kiev found the bodies of three firefighters. So, the death toll rose to five. The fire at the oil depot "BRSM-oil" in the village Cracki Kiev region erupted on the evening of the first day of the week. On Tuesday morning, rescuers said about the explosion. Kindled all 17 fuel tanks. By Monday evening, the overwhelming number of them turned out to put out. Secretary of Council of national security and defense of Ukraine Oleksandr Turchynov said that burning the oil depot was under investigation, and the real volume of petroleum products unknown. VIDEO

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