NUR-SULTAN: A series of explosions at a munitions storage facility in southern Kazakhstan on Friday killed at least nine people, while four others were feared dead.
Kazakstan’s Ministry of Emergency Situations said in a statement that rescue workers and military staff were among the victims of the blasts that tore through a Defense Ministry ammunition depot in the southern region of Jambyl on Thursday. It added that four people were missing.
The blasts began Thursday at a Defense Ministry ammunition depot in the southern region of Jambyl, leaving scores injured and nearby villages evacuated by authorities.
A video shared on the Telegram messaging app showed a column of smoke billowing from a fire before a powerful explosion sent flames shooting out. Another video showed debris flying through the sky in long arcs as the fire raged.–Agencies
