Explosion hits another weapons site in Bulgaria
Authorities are examining sabotage as the second EMCO blaze in just over a month damaged an ammunition depot, with no injuries reported.
- 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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Fire at ammunition depot in Bulgaria raises fears of neglect or sabotage - Regional Media News
SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) - Bulgarian authorities have launched investigations into an explosion at a weapons storage site in central Bulgaria overnight that came in the wake of another blaze at a munitions depot in recent weeks. Interior Minister Ivan Dermendzhiev on Saturday told reporters that [...]
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