Archive · 12 Sep 2026
Explosion Sparks Fire at Another Bulgarian Weapons Storage Site
An explosion started a fire at a weapons storage site in Bulgaria.
The site was near the village of Tsareva Livada.
Officials said the fire moved from one warehouse to another.
No one was reported hurt.
Videos showed the fire lighting up the night sky.
The site was reportedly operated by a company called EMCO.
Another EMCO facility had an explosion last month.
Bulgarian prosecutors have previously accused Russian citizens of involvement in attacks on EMCO facilities, but Russia has rejected those allegations.
The articles do not say what caused this latest fire.
An overnight explosion caused a fire at a weapons storage site in central Bulgaria.
The blaze occurred near Tsareva Livada at a site reportedly operated by EMCO.
Gabrovo Governor Kristina Sidorova said the fire spread from warehouse to warehouse.
No injuries were reported, and the fire illuminated the night sky in local videos.
The incident follows an explosion at another EMCO facility last month; its cause has not been established.
- Who
- The fire involved a weapons storage site reportedly operated by EMCO; Gabrovo Governor Kristina Sidorova described the situation.
- What
- An explosion caused a fire that spread between warehouses.
- When
- Overnight before Saturday, Sept. 12; the year was not specified in the report.
- Where
- Near the village of Tsareva Livada in central Bulgaria, in the Gabrovo region.
- Why
- The cause of the latest explosion was not established in the articles.
Bulgarian Prosecutors' Allegations
Russia's Position
Responsibility for Past Attacks
Bulgarian Prosecutors' Allegations
Bulgarian prosecutors said they could reasonably assume links among earlier blasts at EMCO facilities, the attempted poisoning of Emilian Gebrev in 2015, and 2014 munitions-depot explosions in the Czech Republic; they also accused six Russian citizens in 2024.
Russia's Position
Russia dismissed the allegations. The articles do not establish that the latest Bulgarian explosion was connected to those earlier incidents.
- Location
- Near Tsareva Livada, central Bulgaria
- Operator
- EMCO, according to local media reports
- Immediate impact
- A fire spread from warehouse to warehouse
- Casualties
- No injuries were reported
- Recent context
- Another EMCO facility experienced an explosion last month
- Past allegations
- Bulgarian prosecutors previously accused six Russian citizens of involvement in attacks on EMCO arms depots
- Russia's response
- Russia dismissed the allegations