3 Dead, several injured in explosion at Army depot in Maharashtra

Mangalore Today News Network

New Delhi, Nov 20, 2018 : Three people were killed and several were injured this morning after an artillery shell exploded during handling at an Army depot at Wardha, Maharashtra, the Army said today. An ordnance factory employee and two labourers were killed while unloading 23 mm artillery ammunition for disposal, the Army said, NDTV reported.

 

The ammunition was being taken to an open ground at Pulgaon Army depot, 80 km from Nagpur, when the incident happened. An ammunition factory based in Khamaria, Madhya Pradesh, was given the site for disposal of the explosives, the Army said.

More details are awaited.