Several injured
Serious explosion at Rheinmetall ammunition factory
Six people have been injured, one of them seriously, in an explosion at the ammunition factory of a Rheinmetall subsidiary in Spain.
The explosion occurred on Thursday in the Javalí Viejo industrial estate in the south-eastern region of Murcia, according to local rescue services on X.
As a result, six men aged between 30 and 52 were treated for head injuries, burns and smoke inhalation.
According to the information, five of the injured were taken to hospitals in the nearby regional capital of Murcia, while the sixth injured man was treated on site.
According to the emergency services, the site of the explosion was a plant belonging to Rheinmetall Expal Munitions, a Spanish subsidiary of the German armaments group Rheinmetall. The cause of the explosion was initially unclear.
A year ago, two employees at the plant had suffered burns in an incident.
On its website, Rheinmetall Expal Munitions, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Rheinmetall, presents itself as a world-renowned ammunition manufacturer with a total of seven operational sites in Spain and the USA, which has "a state-of-the-art production network". It supplies armaments such as artillery ammunition, mortar shells, fuses and rocket propulsion systems to more than 60 countries.
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