Two people were injured by the blast.
The island country of Malta was shaken today (1) by a massive explosion.
A fireworks factory caught fire and exploded, sending a ‘massive plume of smoke and debris into the air’.
WATCH: Massive explosion in fireworks factory in Malta pic.twitter.com/PGkxzNf3vp
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Euronews reported:
“Prime Minister Robert Abela wrote on social media that his ‘thoughts are with the people affected by the explosion that occurred this morning’.
[…] The blast and subsequent explosions at the Ta’ Lourdes fireworks factory on the north side of the Mediterranean island shook buildings and shattered glass, according to videos posted by local newspapers the Times of Malta and Malta Today.”