Three injured in ordnance factory blast

Jabalpur, Mar 29 (UNI) Three people were injured when a blast occurred in the Khamaria ordnance factory here today, factory sources said.

Bomb manufacture work was underway in section F-13 of the factory. Mekulal was operating a fuse when a powerful blast occurred in his hands. Besides Mekulal, Shyamlal and Dumarilal sustained burn injuries.

Other employees rushed them to factory hospital.

A blast generally takes place in the ordnance factory every year when temperature increases during summer.

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