WARSAW, Poland (AP) — An explosion at a weapons factory in Poland on Monday caused a fire that killed a 59-year-old man who worked there and injured another person, authorities said.
Prime Minister Donald Tusk said there was no reason to assume an “external force” was behind Monday’s explosion at the Mesko factory.
Poland has recently witnessed a series of fires and authorities have been investigating whether these could be the result of sabotage by Russian or Belarusian secret services in reaction to Polish support for Ukraine.
The explosion occurred at the Mesko factory in the city of Skarzysko-Kamienna, according to a statement published by Polska Grupa Zbrojeniowa (Polish Armaments Group), a state group that brings together weapons manufacturing companies.
“This is a huge tragedy for the entire Polish Armament Group,” the group said on its website. He said an investigation was underway.
The factory manufactures ammunition, including missiles. Skarzysko-Kamienna is about 135 kilometers (85 miles) south of Poland’s capital, Warsaw.
