Burundi says 13 killed in explosion at military ammunition depot

Thirteen people were killed and 57 injured when ammunition exploded due to an electrical short circuit on a Burundian military base on Tuesday night, the army said.



Burundi army spokesperson Gaspard Baratuza told a news conference on Wednesday that houses, buildings, vehicles and military equipment were destroyed in ammunition depot blast in the country's commercial capital of Bujumbura.



The explosions reverberated across the city, sending plumes of smoke into the sky and prompting terrified residents to seek shelter.



A Bujumbura resident who lives nearby said the explosions lasted several hours.