EWN reports that an intricate and lengthy investigation lies ahead to determine the exact cause of a deadly blast at an arms manufacturing plant in Macassar.  

A week ago, eight workers died in the explosion at the Rheinmetall Denel Munition (RDM) depot.  The blast occurred at one of the plant's 400 buildings.  Experts said that blast walls surrounding the N16 unit were completely destroyed and the building collapsed.  The blast walls, in this instance, ensured that the impact of the explosion did not spread, but was projected in an upward direction.  RDM CEO Norbert Schulze said the site presented absolutely no risk to the surrounding communities.  He stated:  “We strongly feel that, in the interest of transparency and accountability, we must leave no stone unturned to determine what happened and why.”

• This short report by Kevin Brandt is at EWN
• See too, Ammunition testing resumes at deadly RDM blast site, at News24

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