- June 2011, Cyprus: Fire ignites containers holding confiscated Iranian explosives, 12 people died including the navy chief
- March 2011, Yemen: More than 150 died when a munitions factory exploded in the southern town of Jaar
- March 2007, Mozambique: An arms depot storing old weapons from the civil war caught fire, leaving more than 100 people dead in the capital Maputo
- January 2002, Nigeria: Lagos barracks fire sent rockets flying across the city; more than 1,000 people died, many drown trying to escape.
