2nd Blast Registered at Bulgarian Military Plant

Defense | September 12, 2012, Wednesday // 09:41|  views

A fire at the Arsenal Kazanlak military plant following Tuesday's explosion, as seen from the town of Kazanlak. Photo by BGNES

A second explosion in two days has occurred in Arsenal Kazanlak, one of the largest military plants in Bulgaria.

The blast was registered around 9 am EET on Wednesday. It took place at the plant's workshop No.140, the Bulgarian National Television reports.

According to initial reports, there are no injuries or casualties.

Police, firefighters and ambulances have been dispatched to the site of the accident.

It is still unclear what caused the explosion.

On Tuesday, another blast occurred at an Arsenal Kazanlak storage facility. It caused extensive material damages but did not hurt any people. Tuesday's explosion was caused by spontaneous combustion of factory produce, according to the police. A mobile laboratory of Bulgaria's Civic Protection Service tested the air in the area of the military factory, finding no contamination.

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