The mayor of Elin Pelin Ivaylo Simeonov said in connection with the explosions near the city that residents should be calm because in warehouses have no live ammunition. The perimeter is cordoned off. People should be careful because there could be shrapnel."The risk of fire is the greatest, but there are firefighters in the area. There was an initial blast, after which more followed. The cameras stopped after the explosion," BNT reported.
The BG-ALERT system has been activated. She warns of a large fire in the area of Elin Pelin. The message states that an evacuation is required due to the explosion.
People near the burning warehouses are being evacuated, according to the order of the services. Traffic is temporarily restricted in both directions on road III-105 from Elin Pelin to station “Elin Pelin” due to the fire in the fireworks warehouse.
Todor Popov, who is the owner of the warehouse that exploded in the area of Elin Pelin, told BTV that only licensed pyrotechnics are stored in this warehouse.
The National Investigation Service will take over the investigation of the explosions near Elin Pelin. A team of investigators is ready to join the inspections after the explosions and the fire caused by them are stopped. Inspections will begin after the explosions and the resulting fire are extinguished. Interrogations of witnesses and other sympathizers are expected to begin this evening. All possible versions will be worked on.
The director of “Pirogov” Dr. Valentin Dimitrov commented that the injured woman is in a shock room and will be admitted. They are ready to accept more victims.
Residents of Gara Elin Pelin village showed broken windows of their house after the explosions. Another man said part of his ceiling had fallen. He specified that this happened during the second explosion, which was very strong.