Hundreds of workers, including staff from nearby businesses, were forced to evacuate after a large structural fire involving highly volatile and flammable chemicals broke out at the Rolfes Chemical Company in Germiston on February 19^th. The blaze triggered multiple heavy explosions, forcing the immediate evacuation of surrounding factories. Manufacturing activities at nearby companies were temporarily suspended as a precaution.

Ekurhuleni Emergency Medical Services spokesperson William Ntladi confirmed that one man sustained second-degree burns to his lower body and was taken to hospital for treatment.

Firefighters faced ongoing challenges as heated metal containers continued to detonate during the blaze. Preliminary investigations suggest that an undisclosed, highly volatile chemical may have ignited after a spark occurred while it was being offloaded from a truck into storage tanks.

As we continue to build and/or redevelop areas of the UK the more we will come across UXO. There have been quite a few reports of discovered UXO recently, from finds in fields by metal detectorists, garden renovations exposing shells, with the most recent being on a building site in West Berkshire. Roads were closed and the site restricted by police as they awaited the arrival of an EOD team.  They device was believed to be from WW1 and was taken by EOD to a filed on the outskirts of the town and detonated.

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has said that unexploded munitions remain at nuclear facilities struck by the United States in June 2025, creating safety risks for inspections, these weapons could potentially include GBU-57 Massive Ordnance Penetrator bombs.

Araghchi stated that inspections can only proceed after agreement on safety, security, and access protocols, noting that no existing international rules address inspections at bombed nuclear sites. He also said that Iran remains in contact with the IAEA on the issue.

There is concern if unexploded GBU-57 bombs are recovered after removal or neutralization, they could provide Iran with direct access to a modern bunker-penetrating weapon for technical examination. 

A bomb explosion sadly killed two children and injured six young men in an industrial area of Syria. One child was identified as 9-year-old Ward Jad al-Barouki, he other child's identity remains unknown due to severe injuries.

Some of those injured are in critical condition and were admitted to ICU. According to reports the explosion was caused by tampering with a bomb, adding that investigations are ongoing to determine the exact circumstances and details of the incident.