A massive fire broke out at the Central Ammunition Depot
Pulgaon in Wardha district, Maharasthra, resulting death of least 15 Defence
Security Corps (DSC) jawans and two officers, and injuring nearly 17 personal. The
incident took place in the wee hours of Tuesday morning in the depot storing
ammunition.
The ammunition depot at Pulgaon is one of India’s biggest one.
The reports are emerging that the main site of the inferno, a shed that caught
on fire, nearly 110 km away Nagpur, and continued for several hours.
DGMO Lt Gen Ranbir Singh said, “Fire at depot in Pulgaon has
been completely doused and situation brought under control.”
The Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has expressed grief
over the loss of lives caused by a fire.
The PM tweeted, “Pained by loss of
lives caused by a fire at central ammunition depot in Pulgaon,
Maharashtra. My
thoughts are with the bereaved families.
I pray that those who are injured recover quickly. Have
asked RM @manoharparrikar to visit the spot & take stock of the situation”.
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