Wildfire triggers huge explosions at Greek air force ammunition depot

A Fire Service spokesman said 12 villages were ordered to be evacuated in the Volos-Nea Anchialos area.

Firefighters and volunteers try to extinguish a wildfire in the town of Nea Anchialos, near Volos, in central Greece (Tatiana Bolari/Eurokinissi via AP)

A wildfire has triggered a series of massive explosions at an air force ammunition depot in central Greece and F-16 fighter jets are being moved from a nearby air base while firefighters work to tame multiple blazes in the country.

The depot was evacuated before the explosions, and no injuries were reported, although continued blasts prevented firefighting teams from approaching the site.