South China Morning Post
AsiaPac · 3 hrs ago
✦ 78✓ Factual
45 killed in Myanmar’s Shan state after blast at mining explosive storage facility
78Quality
0Ratings
0Comments
AI Analysis
Quality 78/100
Partisan intensity 15/100
ObjectivePartisan
Low partisan intensity — consistent with factual reporting✓ Fair headline
A blast at an explosives storage facility in Myanmar's Shan state killed at least 45 people and injured around 70 others in a village near the Chinese border controlled by an ethnic armed group.
45 killed in Myanmar’s Shan state after blast at mining explosive storage facility
A blast on Sunday at a building in northeastern Myanmar said to have been storing explosives for mining has killed more than 45 people, according to rescuers and independent media reports.
About 70 other people were injured in the explosion that took place around noon in the village of Kaungtup, in Namhkam township.
The area, located about 3 kilometres (2 miles) south of the Chinese border, is under the control of the Ta’ang National Liberation Army, an ethnic armed group which has engaged in...
Discussion 0 comments
Sort:
?
No comments yet — be the first to start the discussion!