Madhya Pradesh: 12 injured in blast at Ordnance Factory in Jabalpur

Jabalpur: At least 12 persons were injured in a blast at the Ordnance Factory in Madhya Pradesh’s Jabalpur district on Tuesday morning, an official said.

The blast occurred in a refilling section of the factory located at Khamaria in the district.

Twelve people were present there at the time of the accident. The area where the blast took place has suffered a lot.

The cause of the explosion will be ascertained only after an inquiry, a senior official said. At present, the priority of the administration is relief and rescue work there.

After the news of the blast in the factory, the ambulance reached there, and the injured employees have been sent to the hospital.