Russian authorities have confirmed that oil storage tanks caught fire at an oil depot in Bryansk, about 60 miles north of the Ukrainian border.
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The ministry for emergency situations in Bryansk said it received a fire notice at 2am Moscow time, reported the Russian news agency Tass, adding that emergency services were at the scene. No information was given as to the cause of the fires.
Videos posted on social media and satellite images on Nasa’s fire-tracking website appeared to show large fires in at least two locations in Bryansk.
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