Blast causes several buried at ordnance factory in central India

NEW DELHI, Oct. 22 (Xinhua) — Several people were buried under the debris of a building which collapsed following a huge blast inside an ordnance factory in India’s central state of Madhya Pradesh on Tuesday, police said.
The blast occurred inside the Central Security Institute Ordnance Factory in Khamaria area of the state’s Jabalpur district.
According to an online report by NDTV, bombs and explosives were manufactured inside the ordnance factory.
“Three injured people, who are employees of the factory, have been rushed to a private hospital for urgent treatment and their condition is said to be critical,” the report said. ■