{"id":348407,"date":"2026-06-01T21:00:53","date_gmt":"2026-06-01T20:00:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/explosion-at-malta-fireworks-factory-sends-plumes-of-smoke-into-air\/"},"modified":"2026-06-01T21:00:53","modified_gmt":"2026-06-01T20:00:53","slug":"explosion-at-malta-fireworks-factory-sends-plumes-of-smoke-into-air","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/explosion-at-malta-fireworks-factory-sends-plumes-of-smoke-into-air\/","title":{"rendered":"Explosion at Malta fireworks factory sends plumes of smoke into air"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/pOIhMvWiCQU\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Explosion at Malta fireworks factory sends plumes of smoke into air\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/pOIhMvWiCQU\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>The explosion happened at the Ta&#8217; Lourdes factory on the north side of the Mediterranean island on Monday morning. 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