New Explosions near Sofia, Situation Getting back to Normal

Society | July 4, 2008, Friday // 00:00
New Explosions near Sofia, Situation Getting back to Normal: New Explosions near Sofia, Situation Getting back to Normal The Bulgarian capital was shaken by powerful gunpowder explosions Thursday morning after a military storage facility was engulfed by flames. Photo by Yuliana Nikolova (Sofia Photo Agency)

Early on Friday explosions could still be heard near the military storage facility in Sofia's district of Chelopechene after yesterday's huge blast caused panic in the capital.

The explosions this time were light, as most of the ammunition stored there have already exploded, army officials said.

According to authorities, the situation in the area is getting back to normal and a special team would be able to enter the danger zone today.

Thursday morning, several minutes before 7 am, the Bulgarian capital was shaken by powerful gunpowder explosions, which were heard and felt in the whole city after the Chelopechene military facility, where tons of ammo and TNT were stored, was engulfed by flames.

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