Ten injured in Maghaba coffee shop explosions

Around ten employees at a local coffee shop have been injured, among which five are in critical condition, after two massive explosions occurred at the kitchen of the property on Friday.

None of the customers, who were inside the coffee shop, located in Maghaba, at the time of explosions were harmed, reported our sister newspaper Al Ayam.

  Customers who were smoking or having their lunch at the property described the explosions as “severe” and one of them told The Daily Tribune that they were lucky to have escaped alive and well.

“We heard blasts downstairs and we immediately ran away. I was on the second floor of the coffee shop and I saw many victims were seriously bleeding while others were severely burned,” he said.

Luckily, there were only a few customers at the time of the incident, according to a source.

A special team from the Civil Defence instantly rushed to the spot and doused the flames.

“Civil defence extinguished a fire in a restaurant in Maghaba at Budaiya highway with eight vehicles and 40 personnel,” the Interior Ministry said in a Twitter message.

“Initial details indicate that injuries were reported. Rescue operation continues. Relevant procedures are being taken,” the ministry added.

Four people died after a building collapsed following a gas cylinder blast in Salmaniya area in October 2018.  Three bodies were recovered from the rubbles while the fourth man died at SMC, where he was transported along with other injured. 

Prime Minister His Royal Highness Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa immediately ordered an investigation into the collapse of the building and reports were submitted by the ministries of Interior, Labour and Social Development, Health, Works, Municipality Affairs and Urban Planning.