Seriously wounded sergeants in ammunition depot explosion stable
Posted on 2023-07-25 16:06:14
The Ministry of National Defense says the conditions of the two servicemen who were most seriously injured in an explosion at a Keelung military ammunition depot Monday have stabilized following emergency surgeries.
A staff sergeant surnamed Hung arrived at hospital without vital signs, while another sergeant surnamed Yin sufferred second and third-degree burns, but both are now stable and have been transferred for follow-up care.
The explosion that seriously injured Hung and eight others occurred at around 3 p.m. at the Hsiang Feng military base in Keelung when servicemen were inspecting 120-millimeter mortar rounds.
An ad hoc investigative committee has since been established to probe the cause of the explosion.
The base serves as an ammunition depot for the Sixth Army Corps, which is responsible for protecting northern Taiwan.
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