A military truck transporting unexploded munitions, from the site of a blast at a fireworks factory in Turkey last week, exploded itself on Thursday, killing three people, according to local media reports.
The fireworks and unexploded munitions were being transported to a quarry to be destroyed but when the truck reached its destination, some of the fireworks exploded without warning. Eyewitness footage from the scene shows the aftermath of the deadly accident.
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“We have two martyrs,” Sakarya Mayor Ekrem Yüce was quoted as saying after Thursday’s incident.
The blast comes after seven people lost their lives and a further 126 were injured at an explosion at a fireworks factory in Sanarya province last week.
