Bolivia Military Base Blast Kills At Least 10, Dozens Injured

In the quiet industrial outskirts of Viacha, Bolivia, a military depot holding fireworks became the site of sudden and devastating loss on a Friday afternoon, claiming at least ten lives and wounding dozens more — most of them civilians who had no part in whatever chain of events led to the blast. It is a reminder that the materials of spectacle, stored in proximity to ordinary life, carry within them the latent power of catastrophe. As investigators begin their work and firefighters guard against a second explosion, a community waits — grieving, displaced, and uncertain of what the next hours