Key Takeaways
- Bolivia's defense ministry has confirmed two deaths and seven people missing after two blasts tore through a fireworks depot at an army base in Viacha on September 4 — but Viacha's health director says the real toll could reach 15, and several international outlets are already reporting "at least 10 dead" as their lead figure.
- Between 59 and 81 people were injured, depending on the source, with 14 of the most severe cases — including a child with third-degree burns — moved to hospitals in La Paz.
- For the roughly 79,000 Bolivian immigrants in the U.S. — concentrated around Washington, D.C., Queens, and Miami — the blast has strained phone lines and remittance routes even though Washington hasn't issued a new travel warning.
