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Evangelos Florakis Naval Base explosion
2011 self-detonation of a munitions stockpile in Mari, Cyprus / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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On 11 July 2011, at Evangelos Florakis Naval Base, situated at Mari, Larnaca[1] in Cyprus, a large amount of ammunition and military explosives self-detonated, killing 13 people, including the Commander of the Cyprus Navy, Andreas Ioannides, the base commander, Lambros Lambrou, and six firefighters. A further 62 people were injured.[2][3][4] The explosion was the worst peacetime military accident ever recorded in Cyprus, with a yield of approximately 481 tons TNT equivalent, as determined by the official investigation into the accident.[5] It was the largest artificial non-nuclear explosion of the 21st century until the 2020 Beirut explosions.
![]() The crater produced by the explosion, photographed in 2013 | |
Native name | Έκρηξη στη ναυτική βάση «Ευάγγελος Φλωράκης» |
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Date | 11 July 2011 (2011-07-11) |
Time | 05:50 EEST |
Location | Mari, Cyprus |
Coordinates | 34°43′41″N 33°17′08″E |
Type | Accidental explosion |
Deaths | 13 |
Non-fatal injuries | 62 |