An explosion occurred at an ammunition depot in the Czech Republic. What is known?
25 March 2025 14:38
On the morning of March 25, an explosion occurred at an ammunition warehouse in the Svitavy District in the eastern part of the Czech Republic. One person was seriously injured.
This was reported by Radio Prague, according to "Komersant Ukrainian".
The explosion occurred at the Poličské strojírny complex, one of the facilities of the STV Group, which produces ammunition.
According to media reports, Polička produces large-caliber ammunition and repairs military equipment.
The incident was reported to law enforcement at 8:54 a.m. Two rescue crews and a helicopter were sent to the scene, CT24 reports .
The helicopter took the seriously injured man to Olomouc University Hospital. They reported that the patient was in the emergency department, and it was too early to talk about his condition.
Firefighters in the Pardubice region declared the third level of fire alarm out of four possible. The rescue service sent special equipment to the area and announced the closure of the territory within 1.5 kilometers of the incident for safety reasons.
What do we know about the cause of the explosion?
According to the police, the possible cause of the explosion is a malfunction in the production technology in one of the workshops. All employees were evacuated. The head of the district, Martin Netolicki, assured that there was no danger to the public.
Explosions in the Poličské strojírny complex
According to media reports, this is not the first such incident at the Poličské strojírny complex. In September 2015, 320 tons of gunpowder exploded there. During the explosion, the roof of the building flew more than 50 meters into the forest, and two people suffered minor burns.
And in February 2017, a series of explosions at the Poličské strojírny plant injured 19 people, including firefighters. The explosion in one of the halls was caused by plastic explosives that were part of the ammunition. Then a fire broke out and other materials exploded.
