Displaying items by tag: Explosion

Nepal: Four explosions at Saurya Cement’s Udayapur quarry in Province No. 1 have injured five workers. The Republica newspaper has reported that the cause was allegedly a bombing campaign by an unidentified group, which also destroyed two vehicles. Police described the conditions of the victims, who are receiving treatment in Katari Hospital, as ’normal.’ The incident follows a similar event at the Tapli rural municipality office in the district in November 2020.

US: A container at the Jobe Materials concrete plant in El Paso, Texas exploded early on 9 August 2020, causing damage to communication wires at the plant. KVIA News has reported that there were no injuries, nor any damage to buildings, resulting from the explosion. Fire services are investigating the incident.

Laos: An explosion at a quarry related to a cement plant near Phonemany village, Nam Bak district in Luang Prabang province has killed one person and injured over 20. The nearby village was affected by the blast causing damage to houses and vehicles, according to Radio Free Asia. A villager alleged that the Chinese-owned plant never warned locals of the blasting schedule and that the explosion was larger than usual. Khammany Inthirath, Minister of Energy and Mines, said that the government had sent a team to investigate what happened.