At least eight people have died in a blast that occurred at an ordnance factory in Maharahstra's Bhandara, according to Union minister Nitin Gadkari.
Fire brigade, police and local disaster teams rushed to the blast site and has informed the media that the roof of an unit collapsed due to the blast. They were able to rescue at least 13 people from there.
At least eight people have died in a blast that occurred at an ordnance factory in Maharahstra's Bhandara, according to Union minister Nitin Gadkari.
District collector Sanjay Kolte earlier told the media that at least 8 to 9 persons were feared trapped under debris.
“As per preliminary information, seven persons have been injured in the blast,” Gadkari told reporters.
Fire brigade, police and local disaster teams rushed to the blast site and has informed the media that the roof of an unit collapsed due to the blast. They were able to rescue at least 13 people from there.
District collector Sanjay Kolte told PTI that the explosion occurred around 10.30 am on the premises.
He said the explosion occurred in the LTP section of the factory situated in the Jawahar Nagar area.
The official said there were 14 employees working in the section at the time of the blast.
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.
He also condoled the death of one person in the explosion.
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.