Nobody injured in Għaxaq fireworks factory explosion
The fireworks factory exploded in the early hours of the morning with the explosion being heard in various localities across the island
Nobody was injured in an explosion at the St Mary's Fireworks factory in Hal Għaxaq early on Tuesday morning.
The police said the explosion happend at roughly 1am. Nobody was at the site at the time, however the explosion damaged various rooms inside the building.
The explosion could be heard from various localities across the island.
District police as well as officers from the Rapid Intervention Unit, the Civil Protection Department and the army's Explosives Ordinance Disposal Unit went on site.