Original title: The bombing of the Kazakhstan arsenal resulted in 5 deaths and about 90 injuries. The Minister of Defense of Kazakhstan resigned. Source: CCTV News Client
Local time on the 27th, according to the news reported by the Ministry of National Defense of Kazakhstan, the country’s arsenal explosion on the evening of the 26th has resulted in 5 deaths and about 90 injuries.
According to sources, at 19:00 local time on the 26th, a fire broke out in a military garrison in the southern part of Kazakhstan, which caused 500 tons of engineering explosives stored in the warehouse to explode 10 times. As of 13:00 local time on the 27th, the fire extinguishing operation at the scene of the accident had not yet been completed.
At present, about 90 wounded, including military personnel, local residents, and emergency department rescuers, are receiving treatment in the hospital, including 49 firefighters, who were injured by continuous explosions during the fire fighting process. In addition, about 1,200 residents near the military base have been evacuated.
In view of the accident, Kazakhstan’s Defense Minister Yermekbayev has already offered to resign, but Kazakhstan’s President Tokayev has not yet responded to this. (Headquarters reporter Wang Delu)
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