UEMS / Ammunition Depot

UEMS / Ammunition Depot event in India on Sun 1st March 2026

1st March 2026

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At least 15 persons were killed in a blast at an explosives manufacturing factory in Maharashtra’s Nagpur district Sunday morning, police said.

The blast took place at the SBL Energy Limited factory, a mining and industrial explosives manufacturer, at Raulgaon in Katol tehsil, a senior police official said.

Representatives of SBL Energy Limited told PTI that the incident occurred at the company’s detonator packing unit between 7 am and 7.15 am.

The injured were shifted to a hospital in Nagpur immediately after the blast, the police said.

A company official said rescue operations were underway and they will release a statement soon.

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