The blast occurred Friday, October 30 at 8.58 a.m. at the site in El Fargue on the northern edge of the city, according to Andalucia’s emergency services.
The blast was audible several kilometers away in La Zubia, Santa Fe and Fuente Vaqueros, with a mushroom-shaped cloud of smoke visible from almost every part of the city.
In the incident, officers from the Policia Nacional and Policia Local, firefighters and paramedics rushed to the scene, while police closed roads within the affected area.
The blast also sparked a small vegetation fire around the site, which firefighters were tackling.
Artillery, Tank Ammunition
The factory, which is currently part of the Slovak corporation MSM Group, specializes in the production and supply of ammunition for artillery and tanks to NATO standards of 105 mm and 155 mm.
It currently acts as a strategic supply center for the Spanish armed forces and various European armies.
A massive explosion occurred at a munitions factory in Granada late last week.
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The El Fargue factory produces single-base powder for medium calibers, in addition to designing key components for missiles and explosive ordnance disposal equipment.
This factory also remains known as the Powder and Explosives Factory of El Fargue.
Its origin dates back to 1324, still under the Nazarà Kingdom of Granada, when the first reference to the production of gunpowder in the last Muslim kingdom on the peninsula is documented.
In 1590 it suffered a massive deflagration that completely destroyed the Alhambra mill, which is why it relocated to its current location, in the alquerÃa of Al-qariya Al-farge, due to the constant flow of water from the Aynadamar irrigation ditch.
After undergoing privatization in 2001, it ended up managed by General Dynamics, through Santa Bárbara Sistemas, and in 2020 the Slovak multinational MSM Group acquired the business.