Maharashtra: 8 killed, 7 injured after blast at Bhandara ordnance factory

At least eight workers were killed and seven injured after a blast at an ordnance factory in Maharashtra’s Bhandara district on Friday, said Union minister Nitin Gadkari, according to ANI.

Soon after the blast, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis confirmed that 13 to 14 workers were trapped as a roof collapsed due to the explosion at the factory, as per preliminary information.

“Five workers have been safely rescued,” he wrote on social media.

There is a news of incident where 13-14 workers are trapped due roof collapse caused by an explosion at the ordnance factory in Bhandara.
5 workers have been safely rescued.
Bhandara Collector and SP are at the site and ensuring immediate rescue measures and all required support.… https://t.co/sMssvTcjIh— Devendra Fadnavis (@Dev_Fadnavis) January 24, 2025

However, PTI quoted an unidentified police official as saying that 14 employees were working in the section at the time of the blast. Of them, three were rescued and one was killed.

Efforts were underway to search for and rescue the remaining 10 employees, the official added.

District Collector Sanjay Kolte said the blast took place at around 10.30 am, PTI reported. The explosion occurred in the section of the ordnance factory where ammunition is manufactured, the news agency quoted the police officer as saying.

Fadnavis said that the State Disaster Response Force and a team...

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