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Bulgaria: Fire at factory making munitions for Ukraine
DW.com • • world
Key Points:
- A fire broke out on Friday night at a munitions storage facility operated by Bulgarian arms maker EMCO, prompting an ongoing investigation by Bulgarian authorities.
- The blaze follows a similar incident at another EMCO site in August, with sabotage not ruled out given EMCO's role in supplying ammunition to Ukraine.
- No casualties have been reported, and local police confirmed there is no danger to the population, with employees evacuated and the area secured.
- Bulgarian Interior Minister Ivan Demerdzhiev announced a review of previous fires at EMCO and other companies to identify any patterns or connections, while EMCO ruled out human error and called for enhanced security measures.
- The fire is part of a series of attacks on European arms manufacturers linked to supplying Ukraine, with previous sabotage attempts attributed to Russian operatives, though Russia denies involvement.
