A series of huge explosions at a major munitions depot in remote Russia has led to a mass evacuation.

One person was killed and at least seven wounded at the military store near Achinsk in Siberia, reports suggest.

Exploding missiles caused massive fireworks at the depot posing dangers to residents, with a 13-mile radius being evacuated as a giant fire raged.

One person was killed and at least seven wounded at the military store near Achinsk in Siberia after the blast (pictured)

The blast (pictured) was at an ammunition dump at the base, which is six miles from Achinsk, a closed military town in the Krasnoyarsk region of Siberia

Exploding missiles caused massive fireworks (pictured) at the depot posing dangers to residents, with a 13-mile radius being evacuated as a giant fire raged

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But there were reports of soldiers from the the military facility next to the exploding ammunition depot hiding in a bomb shelter and unable to escape

But there were reports of soldiers from the the military facility next to the exploding ammunition depot hiding in a bomb shelter and unable to escape.

'The territory is cordoned, soldiers can't yet get out of the bomb shelter because explosions continue,' press service of Krasnoyarsk region told Interfax Sibir.

Plumes of black smoke rose from the plant in Kamenka village, base of Russia's 74,008 military unit in Krasnoyarsk region.

Emergency services evacuated residents (pictured in Kamenka) within 12 miles of the blast site 'to ensure the security of the population of the settlements located near the depots'

A spokesman for the emergency services in Achinsk said: 'The population is being evacuated, and emergency services are working at the scene.'

The evacuation move was 'to ensure the security of the population of the settlements located near the depots.'

The Russian Defense Ministry said the storage site that exploded held 'gunpowder charges for artillery shells.'

Residents were told: 'We ask you to stay calm and to exclude trips towards the emergency area'

People watch flame and smoke rising from the site of blasts from a bank in the city of Achinsk in Krasnoyarsk region

Residents were told: 'We ask you to stay calm and to exclude trips towards the emergency area.'

Deputy Russian defence minister Dmitry Bulgakov was ordered to fly to the scene, reported The Siberian Times.

Aluminium producer Rusal suspended operations at its Achinsk alumina plant and evacuated all but essential staff after the fire.

Ammunition depot explosions are not unusual in Russia.

After the most recent incident in May 2019, a fire raged for almost a week before water drops from military aircraft and helicopters helped put out the blaze.

