One person has died and 35 others are missing after a series of blasts tore through an arms depot in western Russia Friday, local news agencies reported.
A fire at a defense ministry arsenal in Ulyanovsk, a city on the banks of the Volga River, caused the blasts that shattered windows of nearby homes.
Sergei Morozov, the governor of Ulyanovsk region, said about 3,000 people had been evacuated from the surrounding area.
The depot reportedly stocked conventional munitions.
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