Large fire erupts at oil depot in occupied Crimea's Feodosia at site of previous Ukrainian strike
Editor's note: This is a developing story and is being update.
A large fire erupted at an oil depot in Russian-occupied Feodosia late on Oct. 10 at the site of a previous Ukrainian drone strike, where another blaze has been burning for four days, local media reported.
According to the telegram channel Crimean Wind, the "instense" fire, which broke out around 9 p.m. local time, was large enough to be visible from within all neighborhoods of the city.
Videos of the fire circulating on social media show a large explosion engulf the night sky with flames billowing a few dozen meters into the sky.
The fire occurred at the site of another ongoing oil depot fire at the Marine Oil Terminal in Feodosia which was caused by a Ukrainian missile strike on Oct. 7.
The cause of the latest fire is unclear, and Ukraine has not yet commented on situation.
Local authorities confirmed the incident, adding that there has been the release of unspecified "flammable materials" at the site of one of the fires.
As of Oct. 10, 1,137 people had been evacuated from the area, said Igor Tkachenko, the Russian-installed proxy head of Feodosia. The Russian-installed governor claimed that no additional evacuations were being conducted following the latest fire.
The Kyiv Independent cannot verify the claims by the Russian officials.
The Feodosia terminal is the largest in Crimea for handling oil products, with only one other terminal of its kind located in Sevastopol.
In recent months, Ukrainian forces have launched a series of drone strikes aimed at damaging Russia's oil industry, whose profits fuel Moscow's war efforts.
The Kyiv Independent news desk
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