An explosion occurred yesterday evening in a fuel depot in Khankendi city of the Karabakh region, where the Armenian population continues to separate from Azerbaijan. While the cause of the explosion is not yet known, according to local sources, the explosion occurred while many people were waiting in front of the warehouse to buy fuel.
He reported that the fire that broke out in a gasoline storage area near the Khankendi-Askeran road in the Karabakh region was extinguished by Azerbaijani firefighters.
THE NUMBER OF DEAD RISES TO 125
Armenian Minister of Health Anait Avanesyan stated in his statement that the death toll in the explosion increased from 20 to 125. Stating that the bodies of 125 people who lost their lives in the explosion were brought to Armenia, Avanesyan said that the identities of those who lost their lives were being determined. According to initial reports, 290 people were injured in the explosion in Khankendi, and the condition of the injured was stated to be critical.
THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED
Azerbaijan Ministry of Emergency Situations noted that 15 fire trucks were sent to the region for intervention. In the statement, it was stated that the fire was extinguished thanks to the devoted work of Azerbaijani fire brigades.
AZERBAIJAN HAS MOBILIZED ALL ITS POSSIBILITIES
It was reported that Azerbaijan mobilized all its means to help the people in the region. In his statement on his social media account, Advisor to the President of Azerbaijan, Hikmet Hajiyev, stated that Azerbaijan mobilized all its resources to help the Armenian population of the region damaged by the incident, and that Aghdam, Sabirabad and Saatli hospitals were reinforced with their personnel for the admission and treatment of the injured.
Hacıyev stated that in addition to the medicines and medical supplies required for burn treatment, food aid was also provided to the region, and emphasized that the aid will continue today and in the following days.
Hajiyev stated that the helicopter carrying the medical team from Armenia to the Karabakh region was allowed to pass, and that work was being carried out with the officials of the International Committee of the Red Cross to take additional measures for medical evacuations on the Gorus-Gafan-Eyvazli-Fuzuli-Shusha-Khankendi road.