Nagpur (Maharashtra), Mar 1 (TNT) : At least 17 people were killed and 18 others injured in a blast at an explosives manufacturing factory here on on Sunday.
The blast occurred at the SBL Energy Limited factory, a mining and industrial explosives manufacturer located at Raulgaon in Katol tehsil, under the Nagpur Rural police jurisdiction.
On ‘X’, Prime Minister Narendra said “The explosion at a factory in Nagpur, aharashtra, is deeply distressing. My condolences to the families of the deceased. I pray for the speedy recovery of the injured. The local administration is assisting those affected”.
The Prime Minister announced an ex-gratia of Rs. 2 lakh from the Prime Minister’s National Relief Fund (PMNRF) for the next of kin of each deceased. The injured would be given Rs. 50,000.
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