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Explosion in Odesa
Part of the Ukraine during World War I
Results of huge explosion at ammunition storage.
Date31 August 1918
LocationOdesa, Ukrainian People's Republic
Deaths700

On 31 August 1918, at about 03:20 p.m. in Odesa (modern day Ukraine), explosion of artillery shells at ammunition storage. After the first explosion nearby area has caught on fire, where it would spread to rest of a city.

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