Blast at explosives manufacturing firm: At least two persons people have died and several others were injured in a blast in an explosives manufacturing firm in Nagpur district of Maharashtra on Sunday, a senior police official said.
On receiving information about the incident, fire engines were called from nearby municipalities. Ambulances were also deployed at the spot. The local administration has started investigating the real cause of the explosion.
How did explosions happen?
The official added that the blast occurred at 1:30 pm at Asian Fireworks in Kotwalbudi, Katol tehsil, about 50 km from the district headquarters. The explosion happened when the company was filling gunpowder in the firecracker shells and making firecrackers.
The official identified the deceased as Munish Madavi (34) and Bhura Laxman Rajjak (25), while two of the injured persons are Ghanshyam Lokhande and Sohail Shaikh, who are hospitalised.
Two people died
Harssh Poddar, SP Nagpur Rural, said, "Two people died and other three sustained minor injuries following a blast at the Asian Fireworks factory. The reason behind the explosion is not yet known, a forensic investigation will be conducted for this. The fire has been extinguished."
Both the people killed in this incident were residents of Shivni in Madhya Pradesh. Three people seriously injured in the incident have been admitted to a hospital in Nagpur city for further treatment.
"The two deceased labourers hailed from Seoni and Mandla in Madhya Pradesh. Three persons were injured. There were 31 persons at the firecracker unit when the blast took place," the SP told reporters.
"The reason for the blast is unclear and a team of forensic experts is arriving at the site as part of the probe. The unit manufactures 'sutli' (cord) used to ignite firecrackers," Poddar informed.
(With agencies input)
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