Two dead in blast at explosives manufacturing firm in Nagpur

An officer said the blast caused a minor fire in the surrounding thicket, which has been doused. A probe has begun into the cause of the incident

Two persons were killed and several others injured in a blast in an explosives manufacturing firm in Maharashtra's Nagpur district on Sunday, a senior police officer said.

The explosion took place at 1.30pm at SBL Energy Limited in Kotwalbudi in Katol tehsil, some 50 kilometres from the Nagpur district headquarters, the officer added.

"Two persons have died and some others are injured. A probe has begun into the cause of the incident," he informed.

The officer said the blast caused a minor fire in the surrounding thicket, which has been doused.

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