Ordnance Factory Dehu Road Blast

 

 

 

Four workers injured in Dehu Rd ordnance factory blast

One worker loses right hand; cops to investigate further

 

 

 

 

Posted On Wednesday, December 05, 2012 at 08:59:32 AM

Relatives of the workers at Ruby Hall on Tuesday Four workers were seriously injured in a blast at the Dehu Road Ordnance Factory on Tuesday. The blast took place at the Production Section (Unit 1) inside the factory around 10.40 am. The injured have been identified as B T Sonje (56), a resident of Kalewadi, Harishchandra Padale (52), a resident of Sus Road, Mhalunge, M S Shirsagar (58) a resident of Adarsh Nagar, Diwale and Nandu Ambulkar (55) who live in Akurdi. All of them were later taken to Ruby Hall Clinic. R S Choudhary, a spokesperson at the factory, said, “All the four workers were immediately taken to hospital. Sonje injured his right hand badly, while Shirsagar sustained 5 per cent burns. We have appointed a committee to look into the incident and find out the reason behind the blast.” Dehu Road police also arrived at the factory after the blast to conduct an investigation. The injured workers were in the production section of the factory According to sources at Ruby Hall, Sonje’s right hand had to been amputated and he is now in the Neo Troma Unit Ward whereas rest of the workers are being treated in the general ward, for minor injuries. A similar blast had taken place on November 26 this year at the same factory, in which worker Bunty Shrivastav lost the fingers of his right hand. He was working in Unit 3. Police inspector Ram Jadhav of Dehu Road police station told Mirror, “After our investigation, we found that the four workers who were injured were mixing explosive powder. The blast took place during the mixing. We are now checking for the exact reason behind the blast, which will be revealed in further investigations