According to local media reports, the initial explosion was followed by a series of smaller detonations. Residents reported shaking buildings and shattered windows in homes located several kilometers from the site of the incident.

Emergency services, police, and firefighting units were dispatched to the scene. Preliminary information indicates that no employees were on the factory premises at the time of the explosion.

It is reported that two people who were working in agricultural fields near the facility were taken to hospital with minor injuries and symptoms of shock.

Maltese law enforcement authorities are currently investigating the causes of the incident. No official reports of fatalities have been released.