In pictures: The Salina fireworks factory explosion
Photos and videos captured the moment of the explosion and the damage to surrounding areas
Salina was shaken by a powerful fireworks factory explosion on Monday morning, sending dense clouds of smoke billowing into the sky and damaging properties in the surrounding areas.
Two farmers and a food courier were slightly injured by the blast, and four cows were killed.
Photos and videos captured the moment of the powerful explosion and the fallout from the main blast, which was followed by a series of smaller ones.
Images sent to Times of Malta captured the moment the explosion ripped through the fireworks factory.
A plume of smoke rises over the fireworks factory.
The blast shattered windows of buildings in surrounding areas, in one instance showering two hotel guests with glass as they slept.
Guests at the White Star guest house were showered with glass when the window to their hotel room shattered. Photo: Matthew Mirabelli.
Photo: Matthew Mirabelli.
The facade of a nearby business saw extensive damage.
The powerful blast shattered glass windows in nearby buildings. Photo: Jonathan Borg.
Stones showered nearby roads. Photo: Matthew Mirabelli.Emergency responders raced to the scene.
Two farmers were slightly injured in the explosion. Photo: Jonathan Borg.
Photo: Jonathan Borg.
Motorists were urged to avoid the area and nearby residents have been evacuated.
Monday's explosion was the second to rock the Lourdes Fireworks Factory on Triq il-Qadi since 2018, when an explosion at the site left two men with serious injuries.