Fire hit the plant’s powder-pressing department.

Workers sheltered safely, but the department compacts propellant, the single most dangerous step in shell-making.

The KNDS Ammo Italy site is scaling output for Europe’s 155mm rearmament push after Ukraine exposed thin stockpiles.

Prosecutors and fire crews are still investigating the blast’s cause.

Sources: ANSA.it, Euronews English, Economic Times, mint, Daily Sabah