A 26-year-old man was injured in an explosion that happened at around 14:30 CEST on Saturday at the Bidnija fireworks factory.

A number of police cars and a fire engine went immediately on site while an ambulance took the injured man to hospital. The injured man is in danger of dying. Two other men, an 81-year-old and a 39-year-old, were also slightly injured and taken to hospital for further treatment.

This fireworks factory manufactures fireworks for the feast of the Assumption of Our Lady at Mosta.

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