The blast in Kaung Tat, is said to have been caused by the accidental explosion of material stored for mining, according to the insurgent army.

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…