Novobohdanivka: fire stabilization

The village of Novobohdanivka, Melitopol district, May 16, 2004, a story about the stabilization of the fire at the artillery depots of a military unit.

Video footage shows military tents, comments by the Minister of Emergency Situations Hryhoriy Reva, speeches by MPs in the Verkhovna Rada on the fire, a briefing by the Minister of Defense Yevhen Marchuk, comments by the Vice Prime Minister Andriy Klyuyev, and a speech by the Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych at a meeting of the Cabinet of Ministers.

Reference: On May 6, 2004, a man-made disaster occurred in the village of Novobohdanivka, Melitopol district, Zaporizhzhia region, when ammunition stored in the artillery depots of a military unit exploded. Five people died, four were injured and 81 were hospitalized. The fire was completely extinguished on May 19, 2004.