MOSCOW, November 13 (RIA Novosti) - Two...

"Two servicemen from the firefighting unit died. Seven unit soldiers requested medical aid, three have been hospitalized," spokesman Col. Alexei Kuznetsov said.

Investigators said the firefighters who died were a sailor and a warrant officer.

The ammunitions depot belongs to the Russian Navy near the Caspian Sea.

A law enforcement source said two railroad cars of gunpowder also ignited during the fire, which was being extinguished by nearly 400 people.

Ulyanovsk governor Sergei Morozov"s press service said 43 people were hiding in a bomb shelter and were taken out after the fire was partially localized. He also said there is no threat of chemical contamination as the depot did not contain munitions with chemical agents.

Earlier it was reported that 35 people were unaccounted for after the blasts, and Morozov earlier said the chances to find the 35 missing people alive were small. The 43 people taken out of the shelter are believed to include those

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