Six dead, three injured in blast at explosives factory near Nagpur

A total of nine injured persons were brought to two private hospitals in the city, said Nagpur police commissioner Ravindra Singhal

Six workers including five women were killed and three injured in a blast at an explosives manufacturing factory near Nagpur city on Thursday afternoon, police said.

The incident took place around 1 pm at Chamundi Explosive Pvt Ltd at Dhamna village under Hingna police station limits. A total of nine injured persons were brought to two private hospitals in the city, said Nagpur police commissioner Ravindra Singhal.

#WATCH | Nagpur: At least 5 people have died and 5 people are injured in an explosion at an explosives manufacturing factory in Dhamna. The team is about to reach the spot: Commissioner of Police, Nagpur

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NCP-SCP leader Anil Deshmukh present at the spot pic.twitter.com/uZkhra6ZXX

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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.Further probe was on, he added.