At least four people were killed and 10 others were wounded on Wednesday in an explosion at a weapons warehouse in northwestern Syria, according to state media.
The cause of the blast near the town of Sarmada, in Idlib province, was not immediately clear. Such incidents are a relatively common occurrence in the country which has been battered by over a decade of war.
The warehouse was used to store weapons and munitions left over from country's uprising and civil war from 2011 until 2024, the state-run SANA news agency said, citing the Defense Ministry, without providing further details.
Civil Defense and Syrian Red Crescent first-responders are continuing to search for survivors trapped under the rubble. A photographer for The Associated Press at the scene saw bodies being recovered.
Video footage widely circulated after the blast showed a large plume of black smoke, while the sounds of smaller explosions could be heard.
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