Nine people killed in blast at explosives manufacturing factory in Nagpur

Representative pic

Representational image

Nagpur: Nine people were killed in a blast at an explosives manufacturing factory in Maharashtra’s Nagpur district Sunday, police said.

The blast took place at 9am in a cast booster unit of the Solar Industries in Bazaargaon area, a senior police official told PTI.

Nine people were killed, he said.

The explosives used in coal mining blast were manufactured at the factory, as per sources.

The work of packaging explosives was on when the blast occurred, they said.

PTI

Exit mobile version