2014 Gorni Lom explosions

2014 Gorni Lom explosions
Date1 October 2014
Time(14:59 GMT) 16:59 local
LocationGorni Lom,  Bulgaria
Coordinates43°29′0″N 22°45′0″E / 43.48333°N 22.75000°E / 43.48333; 22.75000
Casualties
15 killed
3 injured

The 2014 Gorni Lom explosions were a series of explosions that began on the afternoon of October 1, 2014, at 16:59 pm local time at the former Midzhur Ammo Plant in the village of Gorni Lom, in Bulgaria's northwestern Vidin Province. The series of blasts completely destroyed the factory, killing 13 men and 2 women who were inside and injuring 3 others who were some distance away. As a result of the blast, October 3 was declared a day of national mourning in the country.