In the Spanish city of Murcia at the Rheinmetall Expal Munitions enterprise, engaged in the production of ammunition and explosives, a powerful explosion occurred on January 30. As a result of the incident, six employees were injured.

According to local mass media, the incident occurred in the Khavali-Viekho area, where there is a forest. Due to the explosion, two fires occurred at once-in the warehouse of the enterprise and in the forest.

It is known that six men from 30 to 52 years old were injured, five of them were hospitalized. Two wounded are in serious condition due to "

The explosion occurred in the warehouse of the enterprise, there the fire area was a thousand square meters. Two more thousand square meters. meters - the area of \u200b\u200bthe forest covered by the flame, which begins immediately behind the fence of the enterprise.

Both fires were quickly eliminated by the forces of the fire calculations of Mursia, National Police and the Spanish Ecological Service.

The reasons for the explosion are unknown, the Spanish authorities announced the investigation of the incident. In Rheinmetall, the incident did not comment on the.

As the mass media noted, a similar accident at this plant occurred in January 2024. But then only two people received minor burns.

Recall that the Rheinmetall concern is one of the largest manufacturers of military equipment and weapons in Germany and Europe. The company is known thanks to Leopard tanks, Mader BMP, Wiesel BBRM and other military equipment.

Due to the close and fruitful cooperation of the enterprise with Ukraine, the Russians tried to make an attempt on the head of Rheinmetall.