MOSCOW, March 12. /TASS/. Firefighting squads have extinguished a fire at an oil depot in Oryol following an attack by a Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), Governor Andrey Klychkov said.

"The aftermath of last night’s drone attack has been cleared in Oryol. The smoke that ensued presents no danger at all as it resulted from the work of the teams of firefighters," the official wrote on his Telegram channel, adding that there were no casualties.

Earlier, Klychkov reported a drone attack at a fuel and energy industry facility in the city. A reservoir at an oil depot caught fire as the drone fell, the regional government said. The effort to extinguish the fire over an area covering 100 square meters involved over 60 firefighters and 14 pieces of standard firefighting equipment as well as four machines for high-rise work and a fire train.

According to the Oryol mayor’s office, 17 people have been evacuated from two high-rise buildings near the oil depot, and all have already been examined by doctors.