More than 500 tons of trotyl was kept in a warehouse of ammunition in Kazakhstan, where the fire occurred, the official representative of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of the Republic of Talgat Wali said, RIA Novosti writes.
As the specialist noted, the radius of the debris depicted was two kilometers. He specified that on the tanned warehouse of the military unit there were 500 tons of trotyl. Next to the firefight is located three settlements, more than 700 inhabitants are evacuated.
The first explosion as a result of the fire thundered in the military unit in the Kazakhstan city of Taraz on Thursday, August 26, around 19:00 local time (16:00 in Moscow). According to the country’s Ministry of Defense, about ten explosions occurred from the start of the fire. 90 people were injured. Of these, 49 employees of the Department of Emergency Situations. Six – in serious condition.
Earlier, the Minister of Defense of Kazakhstan Nurlan Ermekbayev said that the Office considers the version of arson in a warehouse with ammunition. Other probable reasons: violation of safety requirements, self-burning, chemical reaction, sabotage.