"I am deeply saddened to hear about the tragic explosion that occurred unexpectedly this afternoon (05.02.2025) at a privately owned firecracker factory operating in Chinnavadi village, Virudhunagar district, under Aruppukottai taluk. In this unfortunate incident, Ramalakshmi (aged 50), daug
Speaking to ANI, Sanjay Raut, the survivor said "We don't know how and why the explosion happened... I remember we were all taking out the waste material and putting it in the liner.. The wall collapsed and fell on us.. we were unconscious. When we regained consciousness, we realized that al
The Chief Minister's Office (CMO) in Maharashtra took to its official handle on X (formerly Twitter) and posted, "Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has announced that financial assistance of Rs 5 lakh will be provided to the kin of those killed in the Ordinance Factory accident in Bhandara
"13 people were working at the unit. 8 lost their lives and 5 were injured. Two of the injured have been shifted to Nagpur and 3 are in Bhandara. Five tonnes of RDX is still there under debris. The process of removing it safely will begin in phase 2. An SOP would be created so that such a
According to the District Disaster Management Cell Bhandara, the blast incident claimed the lives of four and injured as many as five people on Friday morning. Many people are still feared trapped under the debris as rescue efforts are underway.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday paid condolences to the family members of the person who died in the blast that occurred at the Ordnance Factory at Maharashtra's Bhandara.
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Friday confirmed that one worker has died after the roof collapsed in an ordnance factory explosion in Bhandara district.
The blast occurred while boiling out an old missile at around 10:45 at the factory. The injured have been admitted to Mahakaushal Hospital in the district and efforts are being made to trace the missing person, he added.
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin announced Rs three lakh as ex gratia for the deceased and one lakh for the injured in an explosion at a firecracker factory in Thoothukudi on Saturday evening.
Two other persons who sustained injuries in the incident have been admitted to the Sivakasi government hospital for treatment, the Fire Department said.
A day after a blast killed six workers at an explosive manufacturing unit in Dhamna, Nagpur, the director and manager of the factory were granted bail by the Judicial Magistrate of First Class Court (JMFC) Hingna.