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Wardha army ammunition depot blaze, 15 killed
Updated: May 31, 2016 10:16 IST | IANS
At least 15 people were killed and another 19 injured, some seriously, in a major fire followed by a blast in India’s biggest Central Ammunition Depot, Pulgaon in adjoining Wardha district in Maharashtra in the early hours of Tuesday, officials said.
The figure of casualties, including fatalities is expected to increase even as nightlong fire-fighting efforts continued inside the sprawling CAD.
The cause of the blaze is not yet known but fire-fighting operations by the defence fire brigade are underway in full swing at what is Asia’s second biggest central ammunition depot.
The damage to assets of defence and fatalities, if any are being ascertained, officials requesting anonymity said.
Local eyewitnesses said that there were multiple explosions after a blaze due to unknown reasons at the defence depot around 1.30 a.m. on Tuesday.
Pulgaon is situated around 40 km from Wardha, the district headquarters, which is 80 kms from Nagpur.
http://m.firstpost.com/india/around...ammunition-depot-fire-at-pulgaon-2807570.html
LIVE: Fire at Pulgaon ammunition depot doused completely; 20 killed, 90 injured
Devparna Acharya May 31, 2016 13:55 IST
62 0 0 AA
LIVE BLOG
May 31, 2016
16:07 (IST)
Injured hospitalised, stable
A CNN-News 18 report says that all injured have been evacuated and shifted to Wardha hospital.
16:03 (IST)
Fire completely doused
The fire that started at 1 am has been completely doused, said Lt*Gen*Ranbir*Singh. The army has also moved medical teams from Pune to help with the injuries*and has also ordered an enquiry to investigate into the incident.*
16:00 (IST)
Pulgaon depot responsible for all-India supply of ammo
To put things into perspective, the Pulgaon depot is responsible for the all-India supply of ammunition and explosives after it receives*them from agencies including*Ordnance Factories and*trade sources. It, in turn,*issues these*to other ammunition depots or field ammunition depots for replenishing of stocks.
15:53 (IST)
Safety of civilians around ammo areas important
Sunil Raman further writes for Firstpost that a fire in 2000 at an ammunition depot in Bharatpur*in*Rajasthan*put the spotlight on the handling of ammunition and the safety of civilians around such locations. And that in the recent years, the defence ministry has been under pressure from local politicians to relax norms on no-go-areas around these ammunition depots.
15:49 (IST)
Several fires at ammunition depots
A Sunil Raman article in Firstpost*says that in recent years,*there have been several fires at ammunition depots, with the last one in West Bengal's Panagarh,*which is*also an IAF base*that was rocked by explosions in
Wardha army ammunition depot blaze, 15 killed
Updated: May 31, 2016 10:16 IST | IANS
At least 15 people were killed and another 19 injured, some seriously, in a major fire followed by a blast in India’s biggest Central Ammunition Depot, Pulgaon in adjoining Wardha district in Maharashtra in the early hours of Tuesday, officials said.
The figure of casualties, including fatalities is expected to increase even as nightlong fire-fighting efforts continued inside the sprawling CAD.
The cause of the blaze is not yet known but fire-fighting operations by the defence fire brigade are underway in full swing at what is Asia’s second biggest central ammunition depot.
The damage to assets of defence and fatalities, if any are being ascertained, officials requesting anonymity said.
Local eyewitnesses said that there were multiple explosions after a blaze due to unknown reasons at the defence depot around 1.30 a.m. on Tuesday.
Pulgaon is situated around 40 km from Wardha, the district headquarters, which is 80 kms from Nagpur.
http://m.firstpost.com/india/around...ammunition-depot-fire-at-pulgaon-2807570.html
LIVE: Fire at Pulgaon ammunition depot doused completely; 20 killed, 90 injured
Devparna Acharya May 31, 2016 13:55 IST
62 0 0 AA
LIVE BLOG
May 31, 2016
16:07 (IST)
Injured hospitalised, stable
A CNN-News 18 report says that all injured have been evacuated and shifted to Wardha hospital.
16:03 (IST)
Fire completely doused
The fire that started at 1 am has been completely doused, said Lt*Gen*Ranbir*Singh. The army has also moved medical teams from Pune to help with the injuries*and has also ordered an enquiry to investigate into the incident.*
16:00 (IST)
Pulgaon depot responsible for all-India supply of ammo
To put things into perspective, the Pulgaon depot is responsible for the all-India supply of ammunition and explosives after it receives*them from agencies including*Ordnance Factories and*trade sources. It, in turn,*issues these*to other ammunition depots or field ammunition depots for replenishing of stocks.
15:53 (IST)
Safety of civilians around ammo areas important
Sunil Raman further writes for Firstpost that a fire in 2000 at an ammunition depot in Bharatpur*in*Rajasthan*put the spotlight on the handling of ammunition and the safety of civilians around such locations. And that in the recent years, the defence ministry has been under pressure from local politicians to relax norms on no-go-areas around these ammunition depots.
15:49 (IST)
Several fires at ammunition depots
A Sunil Raman article in Firstpost*says that in recent years,*there have been several fires at ammunition depots, with the last one in West Bengal's Panagarh,*which is*also an IAF base*that was rocked by explosions in
