Evangelos Florakis Naval Base Explosion
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| Number of deaths | 13 |
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| ID | 1398889 |
About Evangelos Florakis Naval Base Explosion
On 11 July 2011, a large amount of ammunition and military explosives that had been stored outdoors for over two years at the Evangelos Florakis Naval Base near Zygi, Cyprus, self-detonated, killing 13 people, including the Commander of the Navy, Andreas Ioannides, the base commander and six firefighters.