The devastating explosion which destroyed the Lourdes Fireworks Factory on the outskirts of Naxxar yesterday was not the first major incident to strike the site. Yesterday’s incident left two people with minor injuries however a lmost exactly eight years ago, the same factory was rocked by a series of explosions which left two people seriously injured
In the electoral campaign, Prime Minister Robert Abela promised he would “go through walls” for the Maltese people. Yesterday, when a wall of shock, fear, shattered glass, and uncertainty hit entire communities, he seemed more interested in standing behind a podium than standing with those affected. While residents were checking whether their children
The powerful explosion which obliterated a fireworks factory on the outskirts of Naxxar on Monday was not the first to hit the premises as a similar major incident had occurred in 2018. Eight years ago, almost to the day, the Lourdes Fireworks Factory was rocked by a series of blasts which left two people seriously injured, one of whom later succumbed
Just hours before Robert Abela was being sworn in as prime minister yesterday, a fireworks factory exploded in Magħtab. The timing is coincidental, and yet the political question it raises is not. The Ta’ Lourdes factory had already blown up in 2018, with two people hospitalised. Yesterday, two farmers nearby suffered injuries, dozens of homes were
A newly emerged video of Monday morning's massive fireworks factory explosion shows smoke billowing from a fire at the site moments before three rapid blasts erupted in quick succession. Each explosion grew progressively larger, culminating in a massive final detonation that sent a huge plume hundreds of feet into the air and generated a shockwave
Salina was shaken by a powerful fireworks factory explosion on Monday morning, sending dense clouds of smoke billowing into the sky and damaging properties in the surrounding areas. Photos and videos captured the moment of the powerful explosion and the fallout from the main blast, which was followed by a series of smaller ones. The blast shattered
A powerful explosion followed by a series of smaller blasts rocked the Magħtab area early on Monday morning after a fireworks factory exploded, sending a thick plume of white and grey smoke high into the sky. The blast was heard at around 6.25am, with residents across several localities reporting that their homes shook from the force of the explosion
