At least 13 people have died in an explosion during the disposal of expired ammunition in Indonesia’s West Java province on Monday, army officials told local media, APA reports citing Independent.
The cause of the blast was not immediately clear.
Members of the Indonesian army had been carrying out the disposal of unusable and expired ammunition when the initial explosion occurred, shortly followed by another blast, said Maj. Gen. Kristomei Sianturi, the Indonesian military spokesperson.
The ammunition was being stored in a military warehouse centre, in an environmental conservation area in Sagara village of the Garut district.
Nine civilians and four army members were killed, Sianturi said, adding that several other people were being treated for various injuries.
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