A weapons storage facility used by Libyan opposition was ablaze early on Thursday, producing a think plume of smoke and sparking a string of explosions. Medical staff on the scene reported no injuries or fatalities, although several fire trucks struggled to contain the blaze hours after it began.
It was not immediately clear what caused the fire, but the complex holds dozens of Soviet-era tanks and is used as a weapons-making facility and store by forces fighting Muammar Gaddafi’s regime. Any lost weaponry would be a major blow to the opposition, who have complained that they are up against better armed and better trained forces.
The facility is 30 kilometres east of the opposition stronghold of Benghazi and was the scene of an earlier explosion and wholesale looting from the base’s arsenal.
Here are some pictures from the Scene:
It was not immediately clear what caused the fire, but the complex holds dozens of Soviet-era tanks and is used as a weapons-making facility and store by forces fighting Muammar Gaddafi’s regime. Any lost weaponry would be a major blow to the opposition, who have complained that they are up against better armed and better trained forces.
The facility is 30 kilometres east of the opposition stronghold of Benghazi and was the scene of an earlier explosion and wholesale looting from the base’s arsenal.
Here are some pictures from the Scene:
Photo taken on June 30, 2011 shows an ambulance heads to the arsenal fire spot near the airport of Benghazi, Libya continues. Explosion happened on late Wednesday caused fire at the arsenal near the airport of Benghazi, Libya
Photo taken on June 30, 2011 shows the continuing arsenal fire near the airport of Benghazi, Libya
Revolutionaries and emergency workers rush towards the fire at a weapon storage facility near Rajma, 30km east of Benghazi.
Photo taken on June 30, 2011 shows medical workers at the arsenal fire spot near the airport of Benghaz
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