Explosion and fire in Zagreb, three people injured

(Patria) - An explosion and fire occurred this morning around 10 AM at the Remontni zavod (Repair Institute) of the Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Croatia (MORH) in Jankomir, Zagreb.

Shortly after 12 PM, the Ministry announced that three people were slightly injured - two members of the Armed Forces and one employee of a civilian company.

Citizens first informed firefighters about the explosion and smoke in the open space.

The police then reported one injured person and called for an ambulance, Siniša Jembrih, commander of the Zagreb Public Firefighting Unit, confirmed to Nacional.hr, stating that it was a fire on a truck, which was extinguished with foam.

Cleanup is underway, firefighters said. The cause will be known after the investigation is completed.

The Remontni zavod is involved in the maintenance of military equipment. It is located at Lončareva Street 1 in the western part of Zagreb.

MORH confirmed that the fire occurred during the processing of decommissioned Armed Forces assets, which was carried out by a civilian company.