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title: "Fire contained after powerful blast near airport in Uzbek capital"
url: https://radiomoldova.md/p/21784/fire-contained-after-powerful-blast-near-airport-in-uzbek-capital
published: 2023-09-28T06:12:07Z
language: en
author: "Valeria Văcărescu"
section: "International"
source: radiomoldova.md
---

# Fire contained after powerful blast near airport in Uzbek capital

> A powerful explosion occurred in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, news website Daryo reported early on Thursday, citing information from the Ministry of Emergency Situations that a warehouse in a district near the city's airport had exploded, Reuters reports.

A powerful explosion occurred in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, news website Daryo reported early on Thursday, citing information from the Ministry of Emergency Situations that a warehouse in a district near the city's airport had exploded, Reuters reports.

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*Sursa: news.ro*

Flights at Tashkent International Airport appeared to be taking off and landing as normal, data from flight tracking website FlightRadar24 showed.

A notice to airmen issued at 10.15 GMT on Wednesday said a runway at the airport would be closed for takeoff and landing between 2 AM GMT and 7 AM GMT on Thursday, but a segment would be available for taxiing. It did not provide a reason.

Fire and rescue crews and vehicles have arrived at the scene and are currently extinguishing the fire, the post said, adding details of injuries and deaths as a result of the fire were not yet known.

> 🚨Massive explosion at Tashkent airport, capital of #Uzbekistan 💥 Maybe ammunition destined for #Russia . Case to follow🧐 #Ukraine #UkraineRussianWar #UkraineRussiaWar #UkraineWar #UkraineWarNews #NorthKorea #Iran #UkraineCounterOffensive #StandWithUkraine #Donetsk pic.twitter.com/BvdNbNqMrd — 🇫🇷🇺🇦🌿Filius Patriae🌿🇺🇦🇫🇷 (@PatriaeFilius) September 28, 2023

> ⚡️ The moment a massive explosion took place in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. pic.twitter.com/fa3cQmivzG — War Monitor (@WarMonitors) September 27, 2023