Huge explosion at Panama Canal’s Bridge of the Americas leaves one dead and more injured

NewsWorldAmericasHuge explosion at Panama Canal’s Bridge of the Americas leaves one dead and more injuredMore than 75 firefighting units tackled the blaze at the 5,400ft road bridge, according to Panama’s firefighting chiefBryony Gooch Tuesday 07 April 2026 14:58 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2952852","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/panama-canal-bridge-of-americas-explosion-b2952852.html","title":"Huge explosion at landmark Panama Canal bridge leaves one dead and more injured"}}CloseFuel tanker explodes beneath Panama CanalThe latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekdayYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_Evening_Newsletter","regTitle":"Evening Headlines","subscriptionGroup":"us_evening_headlines","subscriptionGroupId":"4326e634-422a-4447-8e1e-604a937cd3b5","type":"daily_news","pathPrefix":["/us","/news/world/americas","/news/world/americas/crime"],"title":"The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday","mobileTitle":"Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/usEveningHeadlines1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveEveningHeadlinesUSNews","regSourceSection":"Americas","regSourceMethod":"NSCs"},"isClimate":false}A massive explosion under th...