N'DJAMENA, Chad — A deadly fire broke out at a huge military ammunition depot in Chad's capital N'Djamena, sending powerful explosions into the night sky and shaking buildings miles away.
N'DJAMENA, Chad — A deadly fire broke out at a huge military ammunition depot in Chad 's capital N'Djamena, sending powerful explosions into the night sky and shaking buildings miles away.The explosions from the late Tuesday blaze turned the sky red and could be heard miles away as ordnance fired off in the flames at regular intervals, according to Agence France-Presse journalists and witnesses on the scene.
'The soldiers had time to evacuate the vehicles, heavy weapons etc. and were able themselves to take shelter,' Koulamallah said.Authorities are due to hold a media conference late morning.Roof blown off President Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno previously had said people had been killed and wounded in the blaze, without giving precise figures.
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