Explosion hits another weapons site in Bulgaria
- An explosion ignited a fire at an EMCO ammunition storage site in central Bulgaria overnight Saturday, with the blaze spreading between warehouses near Tsareva Livada.
- This incident marks the second blaze at a facility run by EMCO in just over a month, following an August 10 explosion near Belitsa, outside Tryavna.
- Gabrovo regional governor Kristina Sidorova told journalists the fire "is on the territory of the storage base," with authorities reporting no injuries despite the ammunition and gunpowder stored at the site.
- Military teams completed cleanup from the August 10 incident on September 8, recovering 60 unexploded munitions and about two tons of metal debris, though officials have not yet determined the current fire's cause.
- Bulgarian prosecutors previously alleged Russian operatives targeted facilities run by arms trader Emilian Gebrev, though Moscow has dismissed these allegations and Interior Minister Ivan Demerdzhiev found no evidence of foreign interference.
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There were NO reports of injuries in the fire that broke out near the village of Careva Livada, and locally broadcast videos showed the fire lighting up the night sky.
An explosion caused a fire at an armory warehouse in central Bulgaria during the night, officials and local press announced Saturday. It's the second fire at an ammunition unit in recent weeks.
Watch video after the explosion - This is the second time in a short period of time that a fire has broken out at an ammunition facility in Bulgaria The post Bulgaria: Explosion and fire at an arms depot – Who is the owner, the connection to the war in Ukraine appeared first on in.gr.
A fire of proportions took place on Friday night at a warehouse of the EMKO ammunition factory in Bulgaria, near the village of Tarava Livada. The fire was caused by an explosion. According to the Bulgarian press, no casualties were recorded.
An explosion and fire have ripped through an ammunition depot in central Bulgaria near the town of Tsareva Livada, the second such incident in the country in recent weeks. The depot is operated by the arms manufacturing company EMCO, which also suffered another explosion at another site last month. EMCO is run by Bulgarian arms dealer Emilijan Gebrev, who has previously been targeted by Russian agents.
A detonation fire occurred for the second time in a month at the ammunition depot of the EMKO military plant in Bulgaria
A detonation fire occurred for the second time in a month at the ammunition depot of the EMKO military plant in Bulgaria.The owner of the company had previously admitted that he was involved in the supply of weapons to Ukraine after 2014.There are...
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