{"id":28243,"date":"2022-11-29T13:29:39","date_gmt":"2022-11-29T13:29:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-sudan\/all-news\/torit-ammunition-store-bursts-in-flames-causing-explosions"},"modified":"2022-11-29T13:50:30","modified_gmt":"2022-11-29T13:50:30","slug":"torit-ammunition-store-bursts-in-flames-causing-explosions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-sudan\/all-news\/torit-ammunition-store-bursts-in-flames-causing-explosions","title":{"rendered":"Torit ammunition store bursts in flames, causing explosions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; South-Sudan. <\/strong><\/span>An ammunition store caught fire at a military base on Tuesday morning, in Torit town of Eastern Equatoria State, leading to explosions and causing panic, Torit Mayor said.<\/p>\n<p>The gun store, belonging to the SSPDF Sector Three base in Hai Sirikat went up in flames for nearly an hour, but there was no casualty.<\/p>\n<p>Mayor Mustafa Albino Zacharia says the cause of the fire has not been determined.<\/p>\n<p>Mustapha says, an investigation will be launched to ascertain the cause of the incident.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe ammunition store got burnt, which is why it was exploding but people are far from the store. Am now going to inquire,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-sudan\">South-Sudan<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; South-Sudan. An ammunition store caught fire at a military base on Tuesday morning, in Torit town of Eastern Equatoria State, leading to explosions and causing panic, Torit Mayor said. 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