The explosions at the largest ammunition dump in Balakliya: road to Kharkov jammed with cars, people spent the night in the hallways and basements

On March 23 Blakley and two nearby settlements evacuated about 15 thousand persons from-for a fire at an ammunition depot. On the morning of the special Commission of the Ministry of defense immediately flew to Balakliya.

As reports a press-service gschs, from Balakliia and two
nearby settlements evacuated about 15 thousand persons. Now gas stations
in the area Blakley large queue of cars – local trying to go to Kharkov
reports “Диалог.UA”.

Local residents in social networks reported that in a panic people flee from homes. The residents of the houses located
near the epicenter, wait
State of emergency in shelters or doorways, as some basements in the houses were
closed.

“Lenina, 26 was awful, with children 3 hours sat in the doorway,
basements are closed,” write the citizens.

In the village of Oil, near the place of incident, in the local school deployed the evacuation center. Residents are directed there. Fleeing from danger and in the Cretaceous.

Some fled from their homes in home clothes.

Meanwhile, the network appeared the photo of the column of cars of firefighters who are unable to travel to Balakliya from zmiiv. The reasons are still unknown.

In local public citizens have reported about the destruction and asked not to panic – to the local railway station is not destroyed and is operating normally.

We will remind, explosion in Balakleya in Kharkiv region occurred in
the night of 23 March, after began to explode ammunition. Military Prosecutor of Ukraine
Anatoly Matios did not rule out the possibility of sabotage.