India
Maharashtra: At least 6 dead in Nagpur factory blast
Mumbai: At least six workers including five women were killed and three injured in a blast at an explosive manufacturing factory in Maharashtra state.
According to Kashmir Media Service, the incident took place at Chamundi Explosive Pvt Ltd at Dhamna village under Hingna police station limits, around 25 km from Nagpur city.
A total of nine injured persons were brought to two private hospitals in the city, said Nagpur police commissioner Ravindra Singhal. Of them, five women and a man died during treatment, he told mediapersons.
Most of the victims were working in the factory’s packaging unit when the explosion took place, another police official said.
More details are awaited.
