Overview
- The explosions at the FDNB ammunition depot in Musaga, which began Tuesday night, left at least 13 civilians dead and 57 injured, with three soldiers among the wounded, the army said.
- Spokesman Gaspard Baratuza said an electrical short in the armory sparked the fire and denied that the blasts were an attack.
- Hours of detonations sent people fleeing across Bujumbura as projectiles landed in nearby neighborhoods and windows shattered.
- Water shortages slowed firefighting as officials warned residents to report unexploded shells and not to touch them.
- The depot sits in a dense suburb next to the ISCAM military academy, Muha camp, and Mpimba prison, which raised the risk to people living nearby.