Blast at Indonesian police warehouse in Central Java province
Sunday, 15/09/2019 08:38 (GMT+7)
An explosion went off on September 14th at an Indonesian police evidence warehouse containing munitions dating from World War II, injuring one officer and prompting the evacuation of nearby residents, police said.
Indonesian fire fighters tackle a blaze triggered by the blast in Semarang city (Photo: VNA)
The warehouse is in the Mobile Police Brigade headquarters in Srondol, close to the city of Semarang in Indonesia’s Central Java province.
The explosion happened at 7am (local time), provincial police chief A Dahniel said, adding that the explosives stored in the warehouse had been found by residents.
The cause of the blast has been investigated and fire fighters had been deployed to tackle a blaze that it triggered./.
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