Smoke billowing from a section of ordnance factory in Jabalpur on Saturday. — ANI
Bhopal, March 25
A fire broke out at Ordnance Factory, Khamaria, in Jabalpur district of Madhya Pradesh on Saturday evening, setting off a series of explosion.District Collector Mahesh Choudhary said that 25 fire tenders were pressed into service, and the blaze was put out by 9.30 pm, three hours after it started.The explosions too have stopped, the Collector said.The fire started at around 6.20 pm, when the factory workers had left, hence there were no casualties, said Choudhary, who visited the spot.Cause of the fire was yet to be ascertained, he said. — PTI