{"id":166120,"date":"2025-01-24T19:48:45","date_gmt":"2025-01-24T14:48:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/?p=166120"},"modified":"2025-01-24T19:48:45","modified_gmt":"2025-01-24T14:48:45","slug":"8-killed-in-massive-blast-at-ordinance-factory-in-indias-maharashtra","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/2025\/01\/24\/8-killed-in-massive-blast-at-ordinance-factory-in-indias-maharashtra.html","title":{"rendered":"8 killed in massive blast at ordinance factory in India\u2019s Maharashtra"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Mumbai: At least eight workers were killed in a massive explosion at an ordinance factory in Indian state of Maharashtra, with several other workers still trapped inside the building.<\/p>\n

According to Kashmir Media Service, the explosion happened in Bhandara, around 800 kilometres east of Mumbai and caused the factory\u2019s roof to collapse. The blast was of such an intensity that it was heard from 5 km away. A thick smoke was seen rising from the factory in a video captured from a distance.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn an unfortunate incident today, a blast at Bhandara munitions factory has killed at least eight people and injured seven others,\u201d India\u2019s cabinet minister Nitin Gadkari said.<\/p>\n

Maharashtra\u2019s chief minister Devendra Fadnavis said earlier on X that up to 14 workers had been trapped after the blast and emergency rescue operations were underway.<\/p>\n

Industrial disasters are common in India, with experts blaming poor planning and lax enforcement of safety rules. Nine workers were killed in a 2023 blast at a factory in Maharashtra that manufactured drones and explosives.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Mumbai: At least eight workers were killed in a massive explosion at an ordinance factory in Indian state of Maharashtra, with several other workers still trapped inside the building. According to Kashmir Media Service, the explosion happened in Bhandara, around 800 kilometres east of Mumbai and caused the factory\u2019s roof to collapse. The blast was …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":166121,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-166120","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-india"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t