Blast at building storing explosives in Myanmar kills more than 45 people

Myanmar building blast kills more than 45 people; at least 70 others injured

A gelignite storage blast in TNLA-controlled Namhkam township, northeastern Myanmar, killed at least 45 people and injured 70+ on May 31; local media report up to 55 deaths. The explosion near the Chinese border underscores ongoing instability in Myanmar's mineral-rich northeast, a zone that supply chain and procurement teams track for critical raw material exposure.