El Fargue munitions factory is back in the news after an explosion there around 08.45h yesterday, which could be heard in the nearby city of Granada.

We ran an article recently about a lorry carrying mortar rounds and other explosives shedding its load on a bend; fortunately there were no fatalities Neither were there in the latest munitions-factory incident.

Five people, however, were hurt suffering minor injuries (three with hearing issues and two with very minor burns) after a routine, controlled-burn got out of control in the designated burning-ground area.

Emergency services, local firefighters, and multiple specialised police units deployed – including TEDAX bomb-disposal teams who swept the area for residual risks. The police also placed a very wide cordoned-off perimeter and shut down local traffic, The emergency response also put two, general-hospitals on pre-alert.

Finally, after workers had been accounted for during a courtyard headcount, and the injured had been evactuated, a small, brush fire just outside the burning area was quickly put out, and the scene cleared by 12:45h

(News: El Farague, Vega, Granada, Andalucia)

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