What the records say
- When
- 12 Sep 1634
- Kind
- Event
- Coordinates
- 35.90° N, 14.52° E
- Description
- A gunpowder factory explodes in Valletta, Malta, killing 22 people and damaging several buildings.
Placed at the coordinates of the event it links, 1634 Valletta explosion.
1634 Valletta explosion
Gunpowder factory explosion in Malta
On 12 September 1634, a Hospitaller gunpowder factory in Valletta, Malta accidentally blew up, killing 22 people and causing severe damage to a number of buildings. The factory had been built at some time in the late 16th or early 17th centuries, replacing an earlier one in Fort St. Angelo in Birgu. It was located in the lower part of Valletta, close to the Slaves' Prison.
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