Interior Secretary Carlos Romero said three people had been detained after the latest explosion while authorities investigate its cause. The blast occurred in the Altiplano region town of Oruro a block from where an explosion happened Saturday night. Romero said investigators were still studying the first blast to see if it was due to a bad connection on a gas canister as originally thought. Romero said Tuesday night’s explosion dug a crater of “significant dimension” and was not believed to have been caused by a gas leak. He said a Bolivian couple whose car sustained significant damage from the blast was taken into custody pending the investigation.

Source: National Post February 14, 2018 03:33 UTC