At the least 9 individuals died and three had been injured on Sunday in a blast at an explosives manufacturing facility within the Nagpur district, reported PTI, citing police officers.
The blast, which happened at 9 am at Photo voltaic Industries within the Bazaargaon space, severely broken the manufacturing facility.
Twelve employees had been current within the manufacturing facility when the blast happened, a police official mentioned.
Commenting on experiences that there was a delay in rescue operations being carried out, Nagpur Collector Vipin Itankar mentioned that this was as a result of petroleum and explosives consultants needed to observe necessary security protocols, The Instances of India reported.
“The petroleum and explosives consultants will examine the accident and submit a report back to me,” Itankar was quoted by the newspaper as saying whereas overseeing the rescue efforts on the website.
Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis mentioned that the manufacturing facility manufactures drones and explosives for defence forces. He mentioned that the state authorities can pay Rs 5 lakh every to the households of those that died.