| Generator from Evangelos Florakis Base | |
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Evangelos Florakis Naval Base Explosion |
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Generator |
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Effects |
Detonates all weapons and explosives inside a contained area |
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Downsides |
Concussive energy released causes localized power failures |
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Activation |
Unknown |
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Origin[]
On 11 July 2011, at Evangelos Florakis Naval Base, situated at Mari, Larnaca 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. 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. It was the largest artificial non-nuclear explosion of the 21st century until the 2020 Beirut explosions.
The explosion occurred at 05:50 EEST (02:50 UTC) following a fire caused by explosions of several containers starting one hour and 20 minutes earlier. The proximate cause of the initial fire remains unknown. Extensive damage was caused in a wide area surrounding the blast. The Vasilikos Power Station, the largest power facility on Cyprus, which provided approximately half the island's electricity, was severely damaged, causing widespread power cuts which affected much of Nicosia, the Cypriot capital, over 40 miles (65 km) from Evangelos Florakis Naval Base. The Electricity Authority of Cyprus (EAC) later instituted rolling blackouts in order to conserve the supply and stated that it would import generators from Greece and Israel while the damage, estimated at €2 billion, was being repaired. The rolling blackouts lasted for two to three hours in each area and were planned to affect only residential areas.
Effects[]
Causes weapons, ammunition and explosives to simultaneously detonate inside a large, contained area. All will suddenly reach their individual burn points to release all their energy as heat and large blasts of pressure. The exuded waves will temporarily disable electrical elements in the area including power stations and handheld batteries. Disrupted devices can remain in this state for several hours until all parts of it have returned to normal strength.