15 killed in blast at explosives factory in Nagpur

Nagpur, Mar 1 (PTI) At least 15 persons were killed in a blast at an explosives factory in Maharashtra's Nagpur district on Sunday, police said.

The blast took place at the SBL Energy Limited factory, a mining and industrial explosives manufacturer, at Raulgaon in Katol tehsil, they said.

The injured were shifted to a hospital in Nagpur immediately after the blast, the police said. PTI CLS VT GK