Mozambique: Seven Injured Following Explosion At Matola Factory

Maputo — At least seven people were injured on Thursday following an explosion at a Chinese-owned factory, in the southern Mozambican municipality of Matola.

The factory makes iron rods used in the construction industry. It is not clear what caused the explosion, but a report in Friday’s issue of the independent daily “O Pais’ said it came from an area where scrap metal was smelted to make rods.

The explosion caused damage, not only to the factory itself, but to surrounding houses. This raises…