Six people were killed and 10 injured in an explosion at the Central Ammunition Depot (CAD) in Pulgaon in Wardha district on Tuesday morning.
According to Defence officials, the incident occurred at around 7 a.m. at a demolition area in Sonegaon in Pulgaon.
“The accident occurred while staff of the ordnance factory in Khamaria, Jabalpur, were disposing of unserviceable ammunition,” Group Captain Basantkumar Pande, Regional Public Relations Officer, Ministry of Defence, Nagpur region said.
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“One employee of the ordnance factory and five casual labourers, who assist in digging the pit and placing sandbags over the explosives, suffered fatal injuries, while ten others who were injured have been shifted to the government hospital in Sawangi in Wardha district,” he said.
Teams begin inquiries
Teams were rushed to the spot immediately from ordnance factories in Chandrapur as well as Khamaria following the incident. A team of experts has begun inquiries into the cause for the explosion.
The Deoli police, in whose jurisdiction the area falls, also rushed several teams to assist with rescue operations and crowd control.
