Myanmar Warehouse Blast Kills Dozens

TNLA authorities said mining explosives stored in a warehouse ignited near Namkham, killing at least 46 people, injuring 74 and damaging about 300 homes.

1. Frame 1A mining-explosives warehouse blast forces Kaung Tat rescue crews to count at least 46 residents dead and hundreds of homes damaged.
2. Frame 2The TNLA, which controls the Shan State area, says stored mining explosives ignited around noon Sunday.
3. Frame 3Rescue workers reported six children were among the dead, including a one-year-old toddler.
4. Frame 4The blast damaged about 200 homes in Kaung Tat and about 100 more in nearby Pan Lone.
5. Frame 5Around 74 injured people were taken to Namkham General Hospital as crews prepared to resume rescue work Monday.
6. Frame 6Monday's pressure moves to resumed rescues, hospital capacity, and safer storage of mining explosives around villages.