Donguz explosion

[3] Initially, emergency services said that the explosions were caused by somebody smoking, and that one person was injured, and many nearby homes damaged.

Defence officials said that the ammunition blew up spontaneously and that no homes were damaged.

The Emergencies Ministry said the explosion was caused by burning packaging.

[4] Emergency services attempted to evacuate local people, but most refused: "The residents were more afraid of looters than the explosions."

The incident happened only two weeks after the head of a local munitions-disposal team was killed.