2021 Bata explosions

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Date	7 March 2021
Time	First explosion:; Around 15:00 WAT (14:00 UTC); Last significant explosion:; Around 17:00 WAT (16:00 UTC);
Coordinates	1°49′12″N 9°48′32″E / 1.820°N 9.809°ECoordinates: 1°49′12″N 9°48′32″E / 1.820°N 9.809°E
Cause	Negligently stored dynamite and other explosives (suspected)
Non-fatal injuries	615+

During the afternoon of 7 March 2021 a series of four explosions happened at a barracks in the Nkoantoma district of Bata, the largest city and commercial capital of Equatorial Guinea in Central Africa. At least 108 people died and more than 615 others were wounded.^[1]^[2]

President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo said the explosion happened because of stored explosives on the base.

References

↑ Bata blast: Satellite images show Equatorial Guinea destruction (10 March 2020). Retrieved 8 March 2020.
↑ Death toll from devastating Equatorial Guinea blasts jumps to 98 (8 March 2020). Retrieved 8 March 2020.

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[bbc-1] Bata blast: Satellite images show Equatorial Guinea destruction (10 March 2020). Retrieved 8 March 2020.

[2] Death toll from devastating Equatorial Guinea blasts jumps to 98 (8 March 2020). Retrieved 8 March 2020.

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Date	7 March 2021
Time	First explosion: Around 15:00 WAT (14:00 UTC) Last significant explosion: Around 17:00 WAT (16:00 UTC)
Coordinates	1°49′12″N 9°48′32″E / 1.820°N 9.809°E / 1.820; 9.809Coordinates: 1°49′12″N 9°48′32″E / 1.820°N 9.809°E / 1.820; 9.809
Cause	Negligently stored dynamite and other explosives (suspected)
Non-fatal injuries	615+