According to people involved, as the circumstances leading up to the incident remain unclear, factory authorities quickly responded by setting up a three-member investigation committee to investigate the cause of the explosion.
A factory spokesperson said employees from a nearby department rushed to the scene after hearing the explosion and found Meshram lying motionless. The authorities have initiated the necessary measures to provide compensation and pensions to the families of the deceased employees.
talk to P.T.I.Bhandara Superintendent of Police Rohit Mahtani said Meshram, a resident of Gondia district, was involved in manufacturing the wire used to detonate the explosives when the accident occurred inside a building on the factory premises.
Jawaharnagar Police Station Inspector Sudhir Borkhte said they have filed an accidental death report based on the information collected so far.
Further, Bhandara District Collector Yogesh Kumbaykar said senior officials from the Directorate General of Occupational Safety and Health were sent to the blast site and the bodies of the deceased underwent post-mortem at the civil hospital.
Surrounded by the Satpura Mountains, the factory complies with international standards and is a pioneer in the group of explosives and chemical factories, whose products range from acids to high explosives and various propellants to the highest quality standards. Equipped with:
