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Last Updated: Tuesday, 10 October 2006, 21:54 GMT 22:54 UK

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Blasts rock US army base in Iraq

The base is in the Doura district

A fire at a US base in the Iraqi capital Baghdad has caused a series of explosions, the military has said.

There were no immediate reports of casualties at the base, known as Forward Operating Base Falcon.

The US military blamed the explosions on ammunition "cooking off" in the heat. They said they did not know what had caused the initial fire.

Blasts from the base, in the south of the city, were heard for miles around.

The BBC's Andrew North, in Baghdad, said the explosions started at about 2300 (2100 BST) and were becoming "evermore frequent" as the fire appeared to be spreading.

"Given the number and the scale of these explosions - and this is a very large base with a large number of troops - casualties are a possibility," he said.

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