China News Service, September 11th. Russian Satellite Network quoted Jordan’s Petra News Agency as reporting that on the 11th local time, Jordan’s Minister of State for Information Affairs, Amjad Adaileh, stated that a place near Zarqa The ammunition depot exploded violently, possibly due to a short circuit.
According to reports, Adayala said that the explosion occurred in "an expired ammunition warehouse of the Jordanian army."
Adayala said: "Preliminary investigations revealed that the explosion was caused by a short circuit... According to sources from the General Command, no casualties have been recorded as a result of the explosion."
Earlier, according to Reuters, a security source said that a large-scale explosion occurred in the city of Zarqa, northeast of the Jordanian capital of Amman.
According to a report by Sky TV’s Arabic channel, the explosion resulted in 2 deaths and 3 injuries.
Nearby residents said that the windows of houses in some areas of Zarqa were shattered in the explosion.
Videos on social networking sites show that a huge flame illuminates the night sky.