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3. "the base 'caught fire due to neighbouring farmers clearing farming land by setting it alight, ...'"

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Mon Mar 8, 2021, 07:07 AM

Mar 2021

...updated at OP link.

Bata explosion: Equatorial Guinea blast hurts hundreds

1 hour ago

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In a statement, President Obiang Nguema said the blasts had been caused "by the negligence of a unit charged with the care and protection of stores of dynamite and explosives" at the Nkoantoma military base.

He said the base "caught fire due to neighbouring farmers clearing farming land by setting it alight, leading to the explosion". The president called for international aid.

In a series of tweets, the health ministry said 420 injured people were being treated in hospitals, and called for volunteer health workers to go to Bata Regional Hospital.

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Huge explosions rock Equatorial Guinea's main city [View all] muriel_volestrangler Mar 2021 OP

You know it can't be good when they use "negligence" and "dynamite" in the same sentence. marble falls Mar 2021 #1

Sounds very unlikely. Dynamite can burn without exploding. It doesn't explode if you hammer it. It Martin68 Mar 2021 #2

"the base 'caught fire due to neighbouring farmers clearing farming land by setting it alight, ...'" Eugene Mar 2021 #3

Bata explosion: Equatorial Guinea death toll rises to 98 muriel_volestrangler Mar 2021 #4