Two hurt in Żebbuġ fireworks factory incident
Updated 4.20pm
Two men were badly burnt and rushed to hospital on Saturday afternoon after a fire broke out near a fireworks factory in Żebbuġ.
Paramedics rushed Wied Qirda shortly after 3pm following reports that people had been seriously injured in an incident a few metres away from the main complex.
The men are believed to have been processing firework chemicals when something went wrong and it all went up in flames. The two injured people are being treated for grievous burns at Mater Dei Hospital, sources said. Police were unable to provide any information as their communications division was closed until 5pm.
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