A huge explosion was reported in Jordan early hours on Friday – 11th September 2020. The blast took place at a military installation in the Jordanian city of Zarqa.
Fortunately, no casualties were reported.
The cause of the blast was reportedly due to electrical short circuit in a munitions depot. Early last August, a similar incident occurred in the country of Lebanon where a massive blast took place in the capital city of Beirut and the cause was due to stored ammonium nitrate in the port.
Here are some detail and statements from the Minister as per Jordan News Agency:
Minister: No reports of casualties in Zarqa munition depot explosion
Minister: Munition depot explosion caused by short circuit
Minister: Explosion occurred at depot of unusable mortar munitions
Minister: Munition depot located in uninhabited area
Below is a post from Jordan News Agency:
Minister: No reports of casualties in Zarqa munition depot explosion
Minister: Munition depot explosion caused by short circuit
Minister: Explosion occurred at depot of unusable mortar munitions
Minister: Munition depot located in uninhabited area#Petra #Jordan #Zarqa pic.twitter.com/0kF9nbT6Lv
— Jordan News Agency (@Petranews) September 10, 2020
Below is a media news statement from Jordan News Agency:
Short circuit behind Zarqa munition depot explosion: Minister
Minister of State for Media Affairs Amjad Adaileh said that an explosion occurred in the early hours of Friday at a Jordan Armed Forces-Arab Army depot containing unusable mortar munitions east of Zarqa.
Adaileh added that preliminary investigations indicate that the explosion was caused by an electrical short circuit in the depot which is located in an isolated and uninhabited area monitored by cameras.
“According to the Army General Command, until this moment, no casualties have been recorded as a result of the explosion,” he said.
Below are posts shared on social media regarding the explosion in Zarqa, Jordan:
Insane footage from #Zarqa, #Jordan as a MASSIVE explosion lights up the city. pic.twitter.com/72jLwaDpwf
— SV News ? (@SVNewsAlerts) September 10, 2020
#BREAKING: Explosions heard in the Jordanian city of Zarqa. Initial reports say it was ammunition stores at a military installation. (Video: Social media)https://t.co/N6WUcougWn pic.twitter.com/87PoKfxHBv
— Arab News (@arabnews) September 10, 2020
