TNI ammunition warehouse explodes in Madiun, 1 soldier killed
Six other soldiers were injured, and TNI AD sent an investigative team to the site the same day.
The explosion occurred at Gudang Pusat Munisi II, run by Pusat Peralatan TNI Angkatan Darat, on Jalan Raya Madiun-Surabaya in Kecamatan Saradan, Kabupaten Madiun, Jawa Timur, on Thursday (16/7). An initial TNI AD report said the incident happened while personnel were inspecting and maintaining munition materials in one of the storage warehouses. One soldier was killed, four others suffered serious injuries and two sustained minor injuries. All of the victims were evacuated to hospital for medical treatment. Brigjen Donny Pramono, head of information at TNI AD, said an investigative team had been formed and dispatched to the site in the afternoon to examine the sequence of events and the cause of the explosion in full.