A blast occurred at an ordnance factory in Maharashtra’s Bhandara district on Friday morning, and rescue efforts are underway, an official said. Fire brigade, police, and local disaster teams were at the scene, a police official said. The official said 14 employees were working in the section at the time of the blast. At least 8 have been killed and 7 have been injured, Union Minister Nitish Gadkari.
Rescue and medical teams have been deployed for survivors at the scene, a defence spokesperson said. District collector Sanjay Kolte said the explosion occurred around 10.30 am on the premises. There is no information about any casualties as yet, the official said.
Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said that according to preliminary information, 13 to 14 workers were stuck after the roof of a unit collapsed in the blast at the ordnance factory.
Fadnavis, in a post on X, said five people were rescued, and the district collector and superintendent of police were at the spot, while a team from the state disaster response force (SDRF) from Nagpur is on the way.
The blast was of such an intensity that it was heard from 5 km away. A thick smoke was seen rising from the factory in a video captured from a distance. The cause of the explosion is not yet known.
(With Agency inputs)
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Maharashtra: Major blast at Bhandara district’s ordnance factory leaves 8 people dead, 7 injured
