Eye witness, Ezz el Din Mohammed was in his farm home in Rajma, Benghazi when he says he heard an enormous explosion. At first he thought it was just a thunder storm, but when he went outside to take a look he saw a huge fire.

"10 minutes later I heard another bomb and there was an even bigger explosion and another building 10 kilometres to the south on fire."

Mohammed, along with his brother and neighbours ran to the rescue. "With my own bare hands I carried 10 bodies - they were all dead. I also saw a lot of scattered bodies. No one was alive," said Mohammed. 

Indeed, the huge explosion completely destroyed 10 kilometres² of stored ammunition, anti-aircrafts and other heavy weapons.

There are an unaccounted number of killed and injured. 

At least 17 firemen died yesterday in the rescue and at least 25 civilians.