YANGON: A blast in northern Myanmar killed dozens of people on Sunday (May 31), two rescue workers said, with rebels controlling the region saying it was caused by the accidental detonation of mining explosives.One first responder in Shan state's Namhkam district, where the blast occurred,

An explosion at a building reportedly storing mining explosives killed at least 55 people in northeastern Myanmar on Sunday. The blast in Shan State's TNLA-controlled Namhkam Township injured dozens and triggered rescue efforts through the evening.

A blast on Sunday at a building in northeastern Myanmar said to have been storing explosives for mining has killed more than 45 people, according to rescue workers and independent media reports. About 70 other people were injured in the explosion that took place around noon in the village of…

A blast on Sunday at a building in northeastern Myanmar has killed more than 45 people.

Insurgents say it was caused by explosives being used for mining close to the Chinese border.

A devastating explosion in northeastern Myanmar kills at least 55 people and injures many, damaging over 100 nearby homes.

The incident occured at a village, 3 kilometers south of the Chinese border in an area controlled by the Ta’ang National Liberation Army (TNLA), an ethnic armed group that has periodically clashed with Myanmar’s central government forces.

A blast on Sunday at a building in northeastern Myanmar said to have been storing explosives for mining has killed more than 45 people, according to rescue workers and independent media reports.