The number of victims of the explosion in a military warehouse in the Zhambyl region of Kazakhstan has grown from 30 to 60 people. It is reported by “Sputnik Kazakhstan”.
According to the source, 11 of them are military personnel. All victims entered the city hospital number 1 of the city of Taraz. The ambulance cars come to the PE place, the evacuation of residents of nearby villages passes.
Earlier, local authorities reported that in a warehouse where mainly engineering ammunition are stored, which do not have a large distance of destroying, only 6 explosions thundered.
According to the Ministry of Defense of the Republic, the explosion occurred around 19:00 local time (about 16:00 in Moscow) as a result of fire near one of the warehouses in the military unit. The department stressed that mainly engineering ammunition were kept there, which do not possess a lot of expansion range.
Fire teams with special equipment were attracted to fire extinguishing. The President of the Republic of Kasym-Zhomart Tokayev in his Twitter reported that in order to secure the government, the evacuation of the population from nearby villages was organized.
According to local residents, the explosions runday are continued on the territory of the military unit. According to preliminary data, 32 people were injured during the incident. Three killed, including two servicemen.
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