BUCHAREST, Romania, Oct. 2 (UPI) -- The Bulgarian government announced Thursday an explosion at a munitions factory caused 15 fatalities.
It said at least 15 people died and three were injured at the facility in Gorni Lom in the northwestern part of the country. Leader of Bulgaria's trade union confederation, Plamen Dimitrov, said the factory was testing a new product Wednesday, the day of the blast, and added safety and health regulations were not followed, local media reported.