Death toll from fuel depot fire in Karabakh leaps to 125 - media

The death toll from an explosion and fire at a fuel depot on Monday has jumped to 125, Interfax Azerbaijan reported on Tuesday, citing the Armenian Health Ministry.

The bodies of those killed in the blast, near Stepanakert, capital of the Nagorno-Karabakh region, have been transported to Armenia, it said.

Azerbaijani forces took the contested region last week in a lightning military campaign that has sent tens of thousands of ethnic Armenians fleeing into neighbouring Armenia. (Writing by Maxim Rodionov Editing by Gareth Jones)