{"id":7085,"date":"2023-10-19T14:44:09","date_gmt":"2023-10-19T09:44:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mbt.mv\/?p=7085"},"modified":"2023-10-19T14:44:09","modified_gmt":"2023-10-19T09:44:09","slug":"explosion-in-kulhudhuffushi-airport-leaves-4-injured","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mbt.mv\/?p=7085","title":{"rendered":"Explosion in Kulhudhuffushi Airport leaves 4 injured"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A &#8220;pressure pad&#8221; system used in Kulhudhuffushi Airport exploded on Thursday morning, October 19 leaving four injured with one in critically severe condition.<\/p>\n<p>An official from Regional Airports Company Limited (RACL) confirmed that among the four injured, one was in a severely critical state.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We are currently making arrangements to take all of them to Male'&#8221;, said the offical.<\/p>\n<p>Three men and one woman, all firefighters according to Maldives Police Service, were injured in the explosion. 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