Explosion at Bolivian Military Base Kills at Least 10
Officials said pyrotechnic material stored at the base detonated in two blasts, and investigators are examining safety practices and possible responsibility.
- An explosion at a military barracks in Viacha, Bolivia, about 30 kilometres from La Paz, killed at least two people and injured dozens on Friday.
- Bolivia’s Defence Ministry reported that 14 people were missing following the blast, prompting rescue teams to search the affected facility.
- The explosion occurred at around 2:30 p.m. local time in an area where pyrotechnic materials were stored, although the exact cause remains under investigation.
- Emergency crews, including firefighters, police and medical teams, were deployed to evacuate the injured and secure the site amid concerns over a possible secondary blast.
- The blast damaged nearby homes and left authorities assessing the full extent of the casualties and destruction as rescue and investigation efforts continued.
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La Paz., Two detonations at the explosives depot of a Bolivian army barracks in the town of Viacha left at least three dead and 82 wounded – mostly military ones – while 14 soldiers are still missing. Rescue groups continue to search with extreme care because the area is “high risk” because of explosive material in contiguous warehouses that was not affected.
Three deaths are for the time being the result of a double explosion recorded last Friday in Bolivia. The number increased after the discovery this Saturday of the body of a man (for now unidentified) in the middle of the rubble, according to the Attorney General’s Office of the State. The national director of the Forensic Research Institute ... Continue reading "Three dead leave explosions in Bolivia’s military barracks"
Three people were killed and 84 injured in two powerful explosions at a military base in the Viacha region of Bolivia. Following the explosions, 14 people, including a sergeant and young men serving their mandatory military service, remain missing, and the cause of the second explosion is under investigation.
Two explosions at an ammunition depot in a military base in Viacha, Bolivia, left at least two dead, 81 injured and 14 soldiers missing, while rescuers face the risk of further explosions during search efforts.
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