BAGHDAD (Reuters) - A fire broke out at an ammunition dump at a U.S. base in southern Baghdad on Tuesday night, causing a series of explosions that rocked the capital, the U.S. military said in a statement.
"The explosions are from ammunition 'cooking off'," the military said, adding that it had no immediate reports of U.S. casualties.
Iraqiya state television showed pictures of a huge fire lighting up the night sky.
Reuters reporters in central Baghdad heard more than 30 explosions, which began at about 11 p.m. (4 p.m. EDT).
The Interior Ministry said the blasts had shaken three neighborhoods close to Forward Operating Base Falcon in the southern district of Doura.
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