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Report: at least 17 killed in army ammunitions depot fire

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In this image made from video of K.K.Productions, a huge fire is seen at the Pulgaon ammunition depot in Pulgaon in the Indian state of Maharastra, Tuesday, May 31, 2016. A fire broke out at a major ammunitions depot in western India early Tuesday, causing fatalities, officials said. (K.K. Productions via AP) NO SALES (The Associated Press)

NEW DELHI – News reports say at least 17 army personnel have been killed in a fire in a massive ammunitions depot in western India.

Press Trust of India reports that the blaze started before dawn Tuesday. India's defense ministry confirmed that a blaze had broken out at the depot but gave no other details.

Some 20 others have been reported injured in the fire.

The Pulgaon ammunition depot is one of India's largest and is located in Maharastra state's Wardha district. No other details were immediately available.