Fuel depot explosion near Stepanakert leaves hundreds injured

On the evening of 25 September a powerful explosion hit a fuel depot on the Stepanakert–Askeran road. Hundreds of people were there at the time, trying to fill up their cars before leaving for Armenia.

According to the Karabakh authorities, dozens of people were killed and about 300 injured, many with severe burns. Hospitals in Stepanakert are overwhelmed.

Armenia's Health Ministry organised the evacuation of the injured by helicopter to Yerevan clinics. The International Committee of the Red Cross and Russian peacekeepers are helping with transport.

More than a hundred people are listed as missing. The causes of the explosion are being established.