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Second ammunition factory explosion in Europe in a week

The explosion occurred in the explosives pressing department at the Knds Ammo Italy factory.

The factory building suffered moderate damage, but there were no injuries.

The prosecutor’s office is considering arson as one of the possible causes of the explosion.

A powerful explosion has occurred at the Knds Ammo Italy ammunition factory in Colleferro, near Rome, which may have been caused by arson. This was reported by ANSA and RaiNews on August 13.

https://www.ansa.it/sito/notizie/cronaca/2026/08/13/incendio-ed-esplosione-in-stabilimento-ex-simmel-difesa-a-colleferro_48352b9e-df7d-42d5-8aa4-69d8249fb02e.html

https://www.rainews.it/articoli/2026/08/incendio-ed-esplosione-in-stabilimento-ex-simmel-difesa-a-colleferro-e91bad6c-6628-43c3-8529-c04fca832e8d.html

An explosion and fire broke out at a factory specializing in the production of ammunition. According to preliminary information, the emergency occurred in the explosives pressing department. The territory occupied by the company is very large, but there were no casualties.

Emergency services arrived at the scene to carry out emergency and rescue operations and find out what happened in the industrial zone. An investigation is currently underway to reconstruct the events of the explosion and establish its cause.

Firefighters are currently working to eliminate the consequences of the explosion. Investigators are also at the scene to find out the causes of the incident. At the same time, the prosecutor’s office is considering the version of arson at the enterprise.

On August 10, a loud explosion occurred at a military ammunition factory in the village of Belitsa near Tryavna in Bulgaria.

Source: https://ukranews.com/ua/news/1168574-na-zavodi-boyeprypasiv-poblyzu-rymu-prolunav-vybuh-zmi