ArmInfo. The fire in the armory of one of the military units of the Armed Forces of Azerbaijan is localized. According to a joint statement by the Ministry of Defense, the Ministry of Emergency Situations and the Prosecutor General's Office of Azerbaijan.
"As a result of urgent measures taken around 17:00, the fire is localized, the spread of the flame has been prevented. At present, the engineering and demining units of the Ministry of Defense, the forces of the Ministry of Emergency Situations, civil defense forces and specialists of the Agency for Mine Action of the Azerbaijani territories take measures to search for unexploded ordnance and further neutralize them" , The statement said. It is also reported that five of the six wounded during the military service incident were discharged from the hospital after first aid, another wounded remains under the supervision of doctors.
The movement along the Baku-Guba highway, previously closed for security purposes, was resumed. Evacuated residents of nearby villages returned to their homes. Note that on August 27 at about 09:00 for an unknown reason in the military unit there was a fire, which led to the subsequent explosions of ammunition in the armory. On behalf of the President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev, a commission was created from representatives of the Ministry of Defense, the Ministry of Emergency Situations, the Prosecutor General's Office, the Ministry of Health, the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the State Border Service and local executive authorities.
As a result of the implemented measures, the population from the nearby settlements of Siltacheay, Gilyazi, Muhammadgasan and Shurabad was evacuated. Before 13:00, six people were slightly injured. In fact, a criminal case was initiated under Article 223.2 and342.2 of the Criminal Code.