ALBAWABA- In a tragic incident, dozens have been killed and wounded in a massive explosion in Yemen's northern city of Amran. Local sources from the Jabal Yazid directorate in the Amran governorate reported the casualties this evening as a result of an explosion in an ammunition warehouse in one of the villages in the directorate.
Hundreds of Palestinians killed and injured in Israeli airstrike on Arab National Hospital in GazaThe blast occurred at sunset in an ammunition storage facility located at the residence of a weapons dealer in the village of Beit Saylan, Jabal Yazid directorate.
Initial assessments suggest that the explosion may have been caused by improper storage practices.
Preliminary statistics indicate that the explosion led to the death of 14 individuals and the injury of 60 others among the local residents.
The residence of the well-known arms dealer, Mohammed Ahmed Saylan, was entirely destroyed, along with four other houses, while 16 adjacent houses suffered partial collapse.
The gravity of the situation is further emphasized by activists on social media who have shared images and video clips capturing the explosion's aftermath and the evident state of panic and terror experienced by the residents.
