India, Sept. 5 -- At least two people were killed and 81 others injured on Friday after two explosions struck a Bolivian army facility in the town of Viacha, southwest of the administrative capital La Paz, according to authorities.

Bolivian Defence Minister Ernesto Justiniano said the blasts occurred at the RAM-2 "Bolivar" General Maintenance Centre, a site used to store pyrotechnic material. He said seven people remained unaccounted for as search efforts continued into the evening.

Bolivia Military Base Explosion: What caused the explosions?

Justiniano said preliminary information indicated the first explosion involved black powder from pyrotechnic material stored at the facility, while the cause of the second, considerably larger bla...