A gunpowder factory explodes in Valletta, Malta

Quand

12 sept. 1634

Type

Événement

Coordonnées

35.90° N, 14.52° E

Description

A gunpowder factory explodes in Valletta, Malta, killing 22 people and damaging several buildings.

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A gunpowder factory explodes in Valletta, Malta, killing 22 people and damaging several buildings

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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