MOSCOW, November 14 (RIA Novosti) - The fire at a military depot in the Volga area city of Ulianovsk has been put out, a spokeswoman for the regional emergencies service said on Saturday.

"The blaze at three ammunition depots was completely extinguished at 0:30 Moscow time [21:30 GMT]. According to the [regional] emergencies ministry's data two people are listed as missing. The rescuers have no information on deaths," she said.

An investigation team is currently working at the scene to establish the cause of the fire.

A blaze, followed by a series of blasts, started at about 1:00 p.m. GMT at an ammunitions depot belonging to the Russian Navy. According to previous reports, at least two people were killed and 11 were listed as missing. About 3,000 people were evacuated from the "danger radius."