Two killed by explosion at ammunition plant in United States

TWO people were killed and another injured in an explosion at a gun and ammunition plant in New Hampshire.

Multiple explosions at the MDM Muzzleloader building in Colebrook, near the Canadian border, shook buildings streets away. Dozens of homes were evacuated on Friday night.

Fire Marshal Bill Degnan said the three victims were the only people in the building at the time.

"It's just major, major explosions and black powder," said Mishel Fenn, a bartender at the Colebrook House motel, who felt the blast two blocks away. "It shook the building, and I'm in a large building."

According to a January newspaper report, a worker at the plant suffered serious injuries to his face and wrist when a machine that processes gunpowder flashed in his face.