Fire at Indonesian ammunition depot extinguished, military says

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JAKARTA: Firefighters have managed to extinguish a blaze that levelled an ammunition warehouse just outside the Indonesian capital after a series of explosions, an officer said on Sunday (Mar 31).

A drone view shows smoke and flames rising out of a military ammunition facility in Ciangsana, Bogor, Indonesia, on Mar 30, 2024, in this screengrab obtained from a social media video.

The first explosion was heard at around 6pm on Saturday at a depot used to store expired ammo inside a military complex near Jakarta. "We can confirm the fire has been put out, but we are still conducting the cooling down process at the moment to anticipate the possibility of other fire spots," Jakarta city military chief Mohamad Hasan said during a televised press conference.Authorities had evacuated nearby residents to safer areas as the fire tore through the storage facility but most people have since returned home, according to Hasan.

 

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