Fifty-five people were killed and dozens more injured when gunpowder stored for mining purposes detonated in a rebel-held village in Myanmar.

A blast on Sunday at a building in northeastern Myanmar has killed more than 45 people. Rescue workers and independent media report the building was storing explosives for mining.

A powerful blast in Myanmar's Kaungtup village has claimed over 45 lives. The explosion occurred at a building reportedly storing mining explosives. Around 70 others sustained…