Two checkpoints destroyed in fire outside Odesa
ODESA. May 6 (Interfax) - Two checkpoints outside Odesa were destroyed in a fire early on Tuesday.
Incendiary bottles were thrown at the checkpoints. No one was injured, spokesperson for the Odesa EuroMaidan movement Olyona Balaba said on Facebook.
"No one was injured. Civilians were asked on Monday not to turn up. Regular and traffic policemen were at a distance from the fortified checkpoints. They called a fire-fighting brigade. The checkpoints are being reformatted. Talks are on with the National Guard and police. Details about the reformatting process are expected to appear on Wednesday," she said.
Meanwhile, police officials told Interfax that they were not informed about the incident.
The regional emergency situations department told an Interfax correspondent that they had been informed of a fire at a checkpoint, but could not provide details.
