Berkadzor fuel depot explosion

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On 26 September 2023, an explosion at a gas station in Berkadzor near Stepanakert, in the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh,^[2] resulted in the deaths of at least 125 people and 300 injuries.^[3]

Nagorno-Karabakh fuel depot explosion
Date	September 26, 2023 (2023-09-26)
Standort	Berkadzor, Askeran, Artsakh
Typ	Explosion
Deaths	125
Non-fatal injuries	300
Missing	105^[1]

Explosion

The explosion coincided with an exodus of over 28,000 ethnic Armenians from the region following a large-scale military offensive launched by Azerbaijan against the self-declared breakaway state a week earlier. The volume of people seeking to leave the region led to the overwhelming of petrol stations.^[2] At the moment of the explosion, hundreds of people were gathered at the station.^[4]

Reactions

Following the explosion, local hospitals in Azerbaijan were prepared, and negotiations began for evacuating the injured. Representatives of the Armenian residents of Karabakh declined the proposal.^[4]

Adrienne Watson, a spokesperson for the United States National Security Council, offered condolences for the victims and urged the need for humanitarian access to the region.^[4]

References

^ "Death toll rises in Nagorno-Karabakh fuel depot blast as thousands flee". Al Jazeera. 2023-09-26. Retrieved 2023-09-27.
^ ^a ^b "Nagorno-Karabakh: Fuel depot blast kills 20 as refugee count rises". BBC News. 2023-09-26. Retrieved 2023-09-26.
^ Nechepurenko, Ivan (2023-09-26). "Nagorno-Karabakh: At least 125 killed in fuel depot explosion as thousands flee to Armenia". The National. Retrieved 2023-09-26.
^ ^a ^b ^c Staff, Al Jazeera. "Death toll rises in Nagorno-Karabakh fuel depot blast as thousands flee". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 2023-09-26.