As many as four firefighters have been confirmed killed and six firefighters missing this (Tuesday) morning in the Ukrainian capital of Kiev after an explosion occurred while firefighters fought a fire at an oil storage facility. Other firefighters have been injured. At least 17 tanks were burning at the facility. The third video down is from a drone flying above the fire. The last video appears to show the position of some of the firefighters before the deadly explosion (Thanks to reader David Mitchell for this update).
RT:
According to a local TV channel 1+1, cited by RIA: “There were 180 rescuers at the facility when the blast occurred. It’s not known how many survived. Ambulances can hardly manage to cope with transporting those injured. Rescuers say that gas pipelines run behind the oil tanks on fire, and they can explode as well.”
The death toll rose Tuesday morning as the fire spread across the site and caused massive explosions. Several firefighters responding to the emergency died, Interior Minister Arsen Avakov said on his Twitter account.
Four firefighters are among the fatalities, TV channel 1+1 reported, citing a source in the emergency services.
