25 missing after two-day Kashmir arms depot blaze

25 missing after two-day Kashmir arms depot blaze

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SRINAGAR, India (Reuters) - Twenty-five people, including 10 soldiers and 13 firefighters, are missing two days after a large fire broke out in an army ammunition depot in Kashmir, a senior army official said on Monday.

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It says two militant groups have claimed responsibility, yet the authorities say "Terrorist action or sabotage is categorically ruled out"

How can they draw that conclusion when they admit they are still investigating, and can't get in close enough to do a proper examination?

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EDIT: Found this article right after, which to me, re-enforces the fact that they cannot rule anything out yet.

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[edit on 13-8-2007 by Mekanic]

Because they say they know where it started.

25 still missing

Asked about the cause of the incident, he said preliminary investigation has revealed that there was a fire accident inside shed number 16 where Major Tarun Kumar and six jawans had gone.

The fire spread to a nearby shed housing white phosphorus which led to a chain of explosions.

Thanks for that link. It also says in there that the cause of the initial fire is still unknown. However, that they mention the high security and the inability to fire something in there helps to answer my question. I'm wondering if somebody got caught having a cig? Time will tell, the hazards need to be removed first.