Sydney, Oct. 31 -- An unexploded ordnance (UXO) from World War II detonated in the Solomon Islands capital of Honiara on Thursday night, injuring one.
Local newspaper Solomon Star reported that the device detonated as a result of a fire near a stadium in western Honiara on Thursday evening local time, causing a loud explosion.
One person, identified by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) as a young man, was injured and taken to hospital in a stable condition.
Robert Iroga, a resident who witnessed the explosion, told the ABC that the incident caused a lot of panic.
"A lot of people were running all over the place, and there was a big fireball in the air as a result of the blast," he said.
The area was cordoned off as police a...