A fire has caused an explosion at a weapons depot in a military unit in Azerbaijan, the Azerbaijani Defense Ministry said.
"The fire broke out at a weapons depot in a military unit. The explosion occurred as a result of the incident," the Azerbaijan Defense Ministry's press service was quoted by Interfax News Agency as reporting on Sunday.
"At present, there is no information about persons killed and injured," it said.
Meanwhile, local media said citing eyewitnesses that the explosion had occurred in a military unit in the Siyazan district in northern Azerbaijan.
"People are currently being evacuated from surrounding territories. The Baku-Quba motorway is fully closed," the Azerbaijani oxu.az news website said.
Source : Mena
GMT 08:02 2017 Thursday ,20 July
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