An explosion occurred at an ammunition depot of a weapons plant in Bulgaria

An explosion occurred at an ammunition depot of a weapons plant in the Tryavna area, Bulgarian National Television reported, citing local authorities.

"Firefighters and police officers <…> of the Gabrovo region have been dispatched to the scene. At the moment we have no information about casualties or injured people. The area has been cordoned off," the city's mayor, Dencho Minev, said on social media.

According to preliminary information, the fire at one of the depots in the village of Belitsa broke out because of a truck that caught fire. Secondary explosions can currently be heard. Huge clouds of smoke are rising over the area.

Minev urged local residents to close the windows in their homes, use protective masks and not go outside.
The newspaper "24 Chasa" wrote that the plant in the village of Belitsa belongs to the arms company EMCO, owned by businessman Emilian Gebrev.

Source: RIA Novosti