LIVE This Morning: Explosive Blast Kills More Than 55, Injures 74 in Myanmar's Namhkam
LIVE This Morning: Explosive Blast Kills More Than 55, Injures 74 in Myanmar's Namhkam A massive explosion in Myanmar tore through a storage building in
LIVE This Morning: Explosive Blast Kills More Than 55, Injures 74 in Myanmar's Namhkam A massive explosion in Myanmar tore through a storage building in Kaungtup village, located in Namhkam township, on Sunday afternoon, killing over 45 people and injuring dozens of others. The blast, which occurred around noon just 3 km south of the Chinese border, flattened nearby homes and filled the sky with smoke, triggering panic and chaos in the area.
On information, the rescue teams rushed to the site and worked through the evening to pull bodies from the rubble. According to reports, the local rescuers stated that at least 46 bodies, including 6 children, had been recovered by Sunday night and taken to the mortuary of a hospital. Another 74 injured were rushed to the township hospital as emergency operations continued.
A second rescuer in Namhkam put the death toll at about 40, adding that over 100 houses around the blast site were damaged. Independent Myanmar media outlets reported a higher toll, with Shan State’s Shwe Phee Myay news agency publishing figures between 50 and 55 alongside images of collapsed structures and debris-strewn streets. The building was reportedly being used to store explosives for mining and stone quarrying.
Notably, Kaungtup lies in an area controlled by the Ta’ang Liberation Army, an ethnic armed group that has clashed sporadically with Myanmar’s central government. The TNLA has governed Namhkam since late 2023, when it joined other rebel forces in a major offensive against the military.
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