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Powerful explosion at warehouse in Uzbekistan's Tashkent

  • By Al Mayadeen English
  • Source: Agencies
  • 28 Sep 2023 07:48
2 Min Read

The Ministry of Health of Uzbekistan reports casualties as a result of the explosion.

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  • A huge explosion in Tashkent, the capital of Uzbekistan. (Social media)
    A huge explosion in Tashkent, the capital of Uzbekistan. (Social media)

A massive explosion rattled a warehouse in Uzbekistan's capital Tashkent on Wednesday night, according to the Uzbek Ministry of Emergencies on Thursday.

"Today, September 28, at 02:43 a.m. [local time, 21:43 GMT on Wednesday], the Ministry of Emergencies' unit on duty received a report of an explosion and subsequent fire that occurred in one of the warehouses located in the territory of the 'Stroitel' complex in the Sergeli district of the city of Tashkent," the ministry said on Telegram.

Just now there was a huge explosion in Tashkent, the capital of Uzbekistan. The force of the detonation was felt 30 km from the epicenter

According to initial information, the location of the explosion was a customs warehouse. There were a large number of employees in the… pic.twitter.com/JEjFpjkbJw

— ACONTECENDO (@Acontece_ndo) September 27, 2023

According to the ministry, there were no casualties in the incident, and 16 fire engines were combating the fire.

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A Customs Warehouse near the International Airport in the Uzbekistan Capital of Tashkent is reported to have Exploded earlier tonight after a Storage Building filled with Electric Cars and Batteries was possibly struck by Lightning; the Shockwave from the Explosion is said to… pic.twitter.com/IAWsbHw4ud

— OSINTdefender (@sentdefender) September 28, 2023

The ministry also refuted social media allegations that the explosion was caused by a plane crash."Fake news is spreading on some social media that the incident in Sergeli district was the result of a plane crash. This information does not correspond to reality," the ministry said in another post.

Reports of a massive exposition all over #Uzbekistan’s social media at around 3 am. Close to #Tashkent international airport. Seems fire engulfed customs storage facilities near airport.

The video shows the consequences of the explosion in Tashkent, living nearby. pic.twitter.com/oPY8Z9a0lD

— SARCOP (@sarcoqp) September 27, 2023

The Uzbek Health Ministry, on the other hand, stated that there were casualties in the incident and that those injured were brought to hospitals. "Those injured as a result of the fire were taken to the Republican Research Centre of Emergency Medicine and its branch in the Tashkent region," the ministry said on Telegram.

According to the ministry, individuals admitted to the center had no significant injuries and were receiving essential medical attention.

  • Uzbekistan
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