{"id":351,"date":"2026-06-01T05:39:52","date_gmt":"2026-06-01T05:39:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/topmovingpross.com\/?p=351"},"modified":"2026-06-01T05:39:52","modified_gmt":"2026-06-01T05:39:52","slug":"blast-at-building-storing-explosives-in-myanmar-kills-more-than-45-people","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/topmovingpross.com\/?p=351","title":{"rendered":"Blast at building storing explosives in Myanmar kills more than 45 people"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n

BANGKOK (AP) \u2014 A blast on Sunday at a building in northeastern Myanmar<\/span> said to have been storing explosives for mining has killed more than 45 people, according to rescue workers and independent media reports.<\/p>\n

Read more US bombs Iranian military sites and Kuwait is hit by drone and missile fire<\/a><\/p>\n

About 70 other people were injured in the explosion that took place around noon in the village of Kaungtup, in Namhkam township.<\/p>\n

The area, located about 3 kilometers (2 miles) south of the Chinese border, is under the control of the Ta\u2019ang National Liberation Army, an ethnic armed group which has engaged in sporadic fighting against Myanmar\u2019s central government<\/span>.<\/p>\n

A rescue worker who rushed to the site of the blast told The Associated Press that 46 bodies, including six children, had been recovered by Sunday evening and taken for cremation.<\/p>\n

The rescuer, who spoke on condition of anonymity for security reasons, said 74 injured people had been transported to the township hospital and rescue operations were continuing.<\/p>\n

\n<\/div>\n

Another rescuer in Namhkam, who also spoke on condition of anonymity, said about 40 people were killed and more than 100 houses near the blast site were damaged.<\/p>\n

Myanmar media outlets, including Shan State\u2019s online Shwe Phee Myay news agency, reported death tolls ranging from 50 to 55. They published photos and videos showing smoke from the explosion and damaged buildings and debris in its aftermath.<\/p>\n

Chinese state broadcaster CCTV reported the explosion caused multiple deaths and injuries, with many residential houses being severely damaged, but did not give figures.<\/p>\n

Read more Polls open in Ethiopia\u2019s election that is widely expected to be won by the ruling party<\/a><\/p>\n

\n
\n
\n
\n<\/p>\n
\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

It said that according to preliminary investigations, the blast occurred at a site where large quantities of explosives used for mining operations were stored.<\/p>\n

Local authorities are currently providing relief, medical care and resettlement assistance to affected residents, said the report.<\/p>\n

The Ta\u2019ang National Liberation Army, or TNLA, said in a statement released on its Telegram channel that gelignite had been stored by the group\u2019s economic department for use in mining and stone quarrying sites, and that an investigation into the cause of the explosion is underway.<\/p>\n

\n<\/div>\n

Gelignite is widely used in mining and rock blasting, but can become highly unstable over time and if poorly stored.<\/p>\n

The Ta\u2019ang National Liberation Army, or TNLA, is a member of the rebel Three Brotherhood Alliance<\/span>, and has controlled the Namhkam area since the alliance and its allies launched a major offensive against the military in northeastern Myanmar in late 2023. The alliance members and other ethnic armed groups have long fought for increased autonomy.<\/p>\n

The TNLA signed a ceasefire with Myanmar\u2019s military following China-mediated talks in October last year, but relations remain tense.<\/p>\n

Myanmar has been in turmoil since the army seized power from the elected government of Aung San Suu Kyi on Feb. 1, 2021, triggering widespread popular opposition. After peaceful demonstrations were put down with lethal force, many opponents of military rule took up arms, and large parts of the country are now embroiled in conflict.<\/p>\n

Read more Indigenous leader Brooklyn Rivera dies in Nicaragua after nearly 3 years of detention<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A blast on Sunday at a building in northeastern Myanmar has killed more than 45 people. Rescue workers and independent media report the building was storing explosives for mining. The explosion injured about 70 others in the village of Kaungtup, Namhkam township. The area, near the Chinese border, is controlled by the Ta\u2019ang National Liberation Army, a rebel ethnic armed group. A rescue worker told The Associated Press that 46 bodies, including six children, were recovered by Sunday evening. They also said 74 injured people were taken to the township hospital, and rescue operations are ongoing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":350,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-351","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-world-news"],"yoast_head":"\nBlast at building storing explosives in Myanmar kills more than 45 people - Top Moving Pros<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/topmovingpross.com\/?p=351\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Blast at building storing explosives in Myanmar kills more than 45 people - Top Moving Pros\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"A blast on Sunday at a building in northeastern Myanmar has killed more than 45 people. Rescue workers and independent media report the building was storing explosives for mining. The explosion injured about 70 others in the village of Kaungtup, Namhkam township. The area, near the Chinese border, is controlled by the Ta\u2019ang National Liberation Army, a rebel ethnic armed group. A rescue worker told The Associated Press that 46 bodies, including six children, were recovered by Sunday evening. They also said 74 injured people were taken to the township hospital, and rescue operations are ongoing.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/topmovingpross.com\/?p=351\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Top Moving Pros\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-06-01T05:39:52+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"admin\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"admin\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/topmovingpross.com\\\/?p=351#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/topmovingpross.com\\\/?p=351\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"admin\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/topmovingpross.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/d120f8ae15027244cf4e8ea553e290f8\"},\"headline\":\"Blast at building storing explosives in Myanmar kills more than 45 people\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-06-01T05:39:52+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/topmovingpross.com\\\/?p=351\"},\"wordCount\":531,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/topmovingpross.com\\\/?p=351#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/topmovingpross.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/06\\\/c543375737641c825f52745d7d844e1c.jpg\",\"articleSection\":[\"World News\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/topmovingpross.com\\\/?p=351#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/topmovingpross.com\\\/?p=351\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/topmovingpross.com\\\/?p=351\",\"name\":\"Blast at building storing explosives in Myanmar kills more than 45 people - Top Moving Pros\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/topmovingpross.com\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/topmovingpross.com\\\/?p=351#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/topmovingpross.com\\\/?p=351#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/topmovingpross.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/06\\\/c543375737641c825f52745d7d844e1c.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-06-01T05:39:52+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/topmovingpross.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/d120f8ae15027244cf4e8ea553e290f8\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/topmovingpross.com\\\/?p=351#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/topmovingpross.com\\\/?p=351\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/topmovingpross.com\\\/?p=351#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/topmovingpross.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/06\\\/c543375737641c825f52745d7d844e1c.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/topmovingpross.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/06\\\/c543375737641c825f52745d7d844e1c.jpg\",\"width\":1600,\"height\":1067,\"caption\":\"This handout photo provided by Palaung Land shows debris of the buildings destroyed in an explosion in Kaungtup village, Namhkam township, Shan State, Myanmar, on Sunday, May 31, 2026. (Palaung Land via AP)\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/topmovingpross.com\\\/?p=351#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/topmovingpross.com\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Blast at building storing explosives in Myanmar kills more than 45 people\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/topmovingpross.com\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/topmovingpross.com\\\/\",\"name\":\"Top Moving Pros\",\"description\":\"\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/topmovingpross.com\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/topmovingpross.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/d120f8ae15027244cf4e8ea553e290f8\",\"name\":\"admin\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/50b1ad2e498f523425ee0a8cc5180a210646db1622662a3d56cc405d3e0c346a?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/50b1ad2e498f523425ee0a8cc5180a210646db1622662a3d56cc405d3e0c346a?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/50b1ad2e498f523425ee0a8cc5180a210646db1622662a3d56cc405d3e0c346a?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"admin\"},\"sameAs\":[\"http:\\\/\\\/topmovingpross.com\"],\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/topmovingpross.com\\\/?author=1\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Blast at building storing explosives in Myanmar kills more than 45 people - Top Moving Pros","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/topmovingpross.com\/?p=351","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Blast at building storing explosives in Myanmar kills more than 45 people - Top Moving Pros","og_description":"A blast on Sunday at a building in northeastern Myanmar has killed more than 45 people. Rescue workers and independent media report the building was storing explosives for mining. The explosion injured about 70 others in the village of Kaungtup, Namhkam township. The area, near the Chinese border, is controlled by the Ta\u2019ang National Liberation Army, a rebel ethnic armed group. A rescue worker told The Associated Press that 46 bodies, including six children, were recovered by Sunday evening. They also said 74 injured people were taken to the township hospital, and rescue operations are ongoing.","og_url":"https:\/\/topmovingpross.com\/?p=351","og_site_name":"Top Moving Pros","article_published_time":"2026-06-01T05:39:52+00:00","author":"admin","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"admin","Est. reading time":"3 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/topmovingpross.com\/?p=351#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/topmovingpross.com\/?p=351"},"author":{"name":"admin","@id":"https:\/\/topmovingpross.com\/#\/schema\/person\/d120f8ae15027244cf4e8ea553e290f8"},"headline":"Blast at building storing explosives in Myanmar kills more than 45 people","datePublished":"2026-06-01T05:39:52+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/topmovingpross.com\/?p=351"},"wordCount":531,"commentCount":0,"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/topmovingpross.com\/?p=351#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/topmovingpross.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/c543375737641c825f52745d7d844e1c.jpg","articleSection":["World News"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/topmovingpross.com\/?p=351#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/topmovingpross.com\/?p=351","url":"https:\/\/topmovingpross.com\/?p=351","name":"Blast at building storing explosives in Myanmar kills more than 45 people - Top Moving Pros","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/topmovingpross.com\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/topmovingpross.com\/?p=351#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/topmovingpross.com\/?p=351#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/topmovingpross.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/c543375737641c825f52745d7d844e1c.jpg","datePublished":"2026-06-01T05:39:52+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/topmovingpross.com\/#\/schema\/person\/d120f8ae15027244cf4e8ea553e290f8"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/topmovingpross.com\/?p=351#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/topmovingpross.com\/?p=351"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/topmovingpross.com\/?p=351#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/topmovingpross.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/c543375737641c825f52745d7d844e1c.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/topmovingpross.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/c543375737641c825f52745d7d844e1c.jpg","width":1600,"height":1067,"caption":"This handout photo provided by Palaung Land shows debris of the buildings destroyed in an explosion in Kaungtup village, Namhkam township, Shan State, Myanmar, on Sunday, May 31, 2026. (Palaung Land via AP)"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/topmovingpross.com\/?p=351#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/topmovingpross.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Blast at building storing explosives in Myanmar kills more than 45 people"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/topmovingpross.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/topmovingpross.com\/","name":"Top Moving Pros","description":"","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/topmovingpross.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/topmovingpross.com\/#\/schema\/person\/d120f8ae15027244cf4e8ea553e290f8","name":"admin","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/50b1ad2e498f523425ee0a8cc5180a210646db1622662a3d56cc405d3e0c346a?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/50b1ad2e498f523425ee0a8cc5180a210646db1622662a3d56cc405d3e0c346a?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/50b1ad2e498f523425ee0a8cc5180a210646db1622662a3d56cc405d3e0c346a?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"admin"},"sameAs":["http:\/\/topmovingpross.com"],"url":"https:\/\/topmovingpross.com\/?author=1"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/topmovingpross.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/351","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/topmovingpross.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/topmovingpross.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/topmovingpross.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/topmovingpross.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=351"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/topmovingpross.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/351\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/topmovingpross.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/350"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/topmovingpross.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=351"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/topmovingpross.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=351"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/topmovingpross.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=351"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}