Event Brief
Azerbaijan evacuates 5,000 after ammunition depot blast
By The BriefBrief · Sources (1)
Filed: Sep 02, 2026 at 7:06 AM ET
Summary: Azerbaijani authorities evacuated 5,000 people after a fire triggered explosions at an ammunition depot overnight from Tuesday to Wednesday, officials said. The blaze broke out near Nizami village in the western Goranboy district, and emergency and defence ministry personnel, with police and local authorities, brought the situation under control with no casualties reported.
WHO: Azerbaijani emergency situations, defence and interior ministries
WHAT: Authorities evacuated nearby residents after a fire triggered explosions at an ammunition depot.
WHEN: Sep 01, 2026
WHERE: Goranboy district, near Nizami village, Azerbaijan
WHY: The cause of the fire has not been reported.
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