6 killed in blasts at ammunition and explosives factory in Serbia

Blasts kill 6 at Serbia munitions factory

BELGRADE, Serbia — A series of explosions late Thursday at an ammunition factory in central Serbia killed at least six people and injured 10, police said.

They said the explosions occurred around 10 p.m. local time (2000 GMT) in the town of Uzice, about 150 kilometers (95 miles) southwest of Belgrade.

At least four blasts took place at an underground section of the factory, Uzice Mayor Jovan Markovic said.

He said that firefighting teams have contained the flames and that he doesn’t know how many people were in the facility when the explosions occurred.

“It’s dark down there and no one knows what caused the explosions,” he said

Authorities were investigating the cause of the explosions.