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A severe explosion has hit a mining plant in Burkina Faso, a place known for the rapid expansion of the gold mining industry.
The powerful blast that hit a mining plant in Burkina Faso has killed at least 59 people, local media reported, citing witnesses and regional authorities.
More than 100 people were injured in the blast.
The blast occurred yesterday afternoon in the village of Gbomblora south of Burkina Faso and is believed to have started from chemicals used in gold processing.
The official cause is still unknown according to the agency Reuters.
A witness, forest worker Samson Kambou described the scene of the explosion as a massacre.
“I saw bodies everywhere, it was horrible,” he told the AP network.
Images of the devastation from the blast were posted on social media, showing fallen trees, equipment and mud-covered bodies.
Burkina Faso has many gold mines, most of which are informal plants with minimal operating rules. The country is the fifth largest producer of gold in Africa.
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