AceBreakingNews – Nine people killed, more injured in blast at Solar Industries explosives factory in India
Ace Press News From Cutting Room Floor: Published: Dec.18: 2023: Reuters News Agency & AFP News Agency: Telegram Ace Daily News Link https://t.me/+PuI36tlDsM7GpOJe
The blast occurred around 8.30am on Sunday local time at a factory in Nagpur, a central district in Maharashtra state, a local police officer told Reuters over the phone.
The factory, run by Solar Industries India, manufactures industrial and military explosives, as well as propellants and warheads for India’s defence sector.
The injured were moved to nearby hospitals, the police officer said, adding the number of casualties could increase.
The officer was part of the team which went to the site of the explosion.
Concerned villagers gathered outside the factory after the explosion to demand information on the injured workers.
“It is very unfortunate that nine people including six women died in the explosion at Solar Industries in Nagpur,” the state’s deputy chief minister Devendra Fadnavis said on X, formerly Twitter.
The police are still investigating the cause of the blast, which occurred in the factory’s packing area. The state government will provide $8,955 each to the families of those who died in the accident.
Calls to a contact number on the company website were not answered, and email sent to the company did not receive an immediate response.
Industrial disasters are common in India, with experts blaming poor planning and lax enforcement of safety rules.
Last year, 11 people were killed in eastern Bihar state after an explosion at a house where firecrackers were being manufactured illegally.
And in 2021, 19 people died in a blast at a firecracker factory in southern Tamil Nadu state.
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