Two labourers from MP killed in blast at Nagpur firecracker unit

Nagpur, Feb 16 (PTI) Two labourers died and three others were injured in a blast at a firecracker unit in Maharashtra's Nagpur district on Sunday, a senior police official said.
The explosion took place at 1:30pm at Asian Fireworks under Kalmeshwar police station limits in Katol tehsil, some 50 kilometres from the district headquarters, Nagpur Rural Superintendent of Police Harssh Poddar said.
"The two deceased labourers hailed from Seoni and Mandla in Madhya Pradesh. Three persons received minor injuries, of which one has been admitted to Government Medical College and Hospital. There were 31 persons at the firecracker unit when the blast took place," the SP told reporters.
"The reason for the blast is unclear and a team of forensic experts is arriving at the site as part of the probe. The unit manufactures 'sutli' (cord) used to ignite firecrackers," Poddar informed.
A senior police official had earlier said the incident took place in SBL Energy Limited, a major manufacturer of explosives.

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