At least eight people died and seven more were injured in a blast at an ordnance factory in Jawhar Nagar in Bhandara district of Maharashtra on Friday (January 24).
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00:00A massive explosion ripped through a defence ordnance factory in Jauhar Nagar in Pandhara
00:07district of Maharashtra on Friday, killing eight factory workers and injuring several
00:12others.
00:14The explosion was in a section of the factory where raw materials are used to make research
00:18and development explosive for the armed forces.
00:21The explosion also caused the roof of the factory to collapse, trapping workers under
00:26the debris.
00:27Rescue and medical teams were deployed to the site, together with excavators, to clear
00:31the rubble and search for survivors.
00:34As of Friday, five workers were rescued safely, while around 14 others were still reported
00:40to be trapped.
00:41Authorities are investigating the cause of the incident.