"When the residents entered the plant, there were some workers there who... did not warn them of the dangers," said Rahawi. "The flames spread out over 500 metres (yards)," he added, warning local residents that the situation was still unstable and other weapons stores could also explode.
Another local government official, Mohsen Salem, said the death toll of 150 was based on the number of bodies recovered and on people reported as missing, adding that the casualties were from five nearby villages.
Officials have said explosions and a huge fire engulfed the factory as the villagers were inside helping themselves to remaining ammunition and guns left behind after a raid on the plant by suspected Al-Qaeda fighters on Sunday. The blasts were triggered by explosive powder left behind by the militants, according to an unnamed official quoted on Monday on the defense ministry's 26sep.net website.
source : http://abna.ir
