The Jerusalem Post, citing reporting from Malta Today and Times of Malta, said the blast happened on Monday morning. The sound carried for several kilometres, while the force of the explosion broke windows across broad parts of the island. The two people taken to hospital were men aged 47 and 67. They were treated for shock and minor injuries.
The factory stands in an area designated for agriculture, placing neighbouring farms close to the effects of the explosion. A spokesperson for the Malta Youth in Agriculture Foundation, known as MaYA, said several breeders sustained structural damage at their farms. Birds, rabbits and dairy cows were among the animals reported killed.
The damage left affected farmers facing both immediate practical losses and wider questions about recovery. The MaYA representative said farmers were working to limit the consequences of the blast and needed psychological as well as financial support. She also said most insurers would not compensate farmers for livestock lost in the incident, according to The Jerusalem Post’s account.
The sequence described in the report separates physical impact from medical outcome. Two men needed treatment, but the account specifically reported no human fatalities. Livestock deaths included multiple types of farmed animals, while structural damage affected breeders in an agricultural zone. Because no tally was supplied, the scale of animal deaths should not be inferred from the examples given. Likewise, shattered windows were reported across large parts of Malta without a count of buildings affected.
The reported consequences therefore extended beyond the two hospital cases. Farm buildings were damaged, animals died and broken windows were recorded well beyond the factory site. The available report did not give a complete financial estimate for the destruction or specify how many animals were lost. It also did not identify a cause for the explosion.
The Ta’ Lourdes site had experienced a previous explosion in 2018. Reporting from that incident, referenced by The Jerusalem Post, said two people were seriously injured and four others suffered lighter injuries at the same factory.
For the June 1 blast, the confirmed human toll in the supplied account remained two people treated for non-fatal injuries. The most serious reported effects fell on nearby property and agricultural holdings, where farmers faced damage to structures and the deaths of livestock. No further information on an official investigation, safety findings or compensation arrangements was included in the available evidence.
