Over 100 reported killed and hundreds injured in a massive explosion at a UWSA weapons and explosives factory near Pangsang(a.) on April 7, 2026.
Wa authorities arrested the Chinese factory manager following the blast, according to social media accounts and early reports.
Casualty figures and details remain unverified by official sources.
A.) Pangsang (also Panghsang or Pangkham), Shan State, Myanmar. This is the de facto capital of the United Wa State Army (UWSA)-controlled territory along the Myanmar-China border, near the border town of Bangsa, about 400 km northeast of Mandalay.
