A 55-year-old man from Qormi is in a critical conditions after he suffered burns at St Sebastian fireworks factory near Qormi.

The man, Raymond Bugeja, a father of two, was injured at around 3 p.m. today when he was handling and mixing pyrotechnic material.

Informed sources said there had been a small explosion inside one of the rooms of the complex followed by the fire. The man was conscious when rescuers of the Civil Protection Department arrived. He managed to get out of the room on his own.

The police said that there were no other people on site at the time of the incident. No major damage was caused.

Magistrate Consuelo Scerri Herrera is holding an inquiry.

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