Arms depot blasts kill 1 in Venezuela

A fire in an arms depot of the Anonymous Venezuelan Campaign of Military Industries (CAVIM) in Maracy city of Aragua state killed at least one person and forced authorities to evacuate about 10,000 people from the area on Sunday.

Aragua's Governor Rafael Isea said that the fatal victim was a woman. "Apparently she was exposed to the explosions. She was hospitalized in the Hospital Central and died later," Isea said.

Isea also said that more than 10,000 people living near the fire zone were evacuated to guarantee their security.

"It is a preventive measure, because the munitions exploded and they have certain impact power, so of course we are trying to avoid any bad situation," he explained.

The governor earlier said that some 40 people were injured, but later said the figure was much lower.

The fire started at about 4:30 a.m. local time (0900 GMT) and caused powerful explosions in three of the four munitions storage areas.

The authorities set up a security cordon of 6 kilometers and told local people to leave their houses as a precautionary measure against the further spread of the fire.

At 9:00 a.m. local time, in an interview with a state-run TV channel, Communication and Information Minister Andres Izarra urged the public to keep calm as the authorities have already dealt with the situation and controlled the fire.


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