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Major Fire at Ammunition Depot in Maharashtra’s Pulgaon |
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Fire at Military Ammunition Depot in Pulgaon
Map showing the location of Fire at Ammunition Depot in Pulgaon, Maharashtra
Maharashtra CM Takes Stock of the Situation
Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis described the the incident of fire at the central ammunition depot at Pulgoan as “very unfortunate”. In a tweet, Fadnavis said that he has spoken to Wardha collector and instructed him to provide all help in Wardha district. He has also asked collectors of the neighbouring districts to be alert.
Maharashtra Ammunition Depot Fire Kills 17 Soldiers, Injures 19
A massive fire broke out at a military ammunition depot in western Maharashtra state, killing 17 soldiers and injuring 19. The Central Ammunition Depot is located at Pulgaon, about 110 km from Nagpur and the fire has triggered several explosions. As per latest reports, about 1,000 villagers have already been evacuated safely. While the deceased include two officers and 15 Defence Security Corps (DSC) jawans, those injured include two officers and 17 DSC jawans.
A Special Investigation Team (SIT) has been established to look into the real cause of the fire. With the Central Ammunition Depot at Pulagon being one of the largest repositories of ammunition and ordnance in India, there have been multiple incidents of fire at different army ammunition deports in the recent years.
Back in the year 2000, major fire broke out at an ammunition depot in Bharatpur (north India), killing two and causing heavy losses amounting to $90 million. Later, in 2007, a depot located at the Anantnag district in Kashmir was set ablaze, injuring 25 people. Thousands of Kashmiri villagers residing in the area had to be evacuated. Then, in 2010, flames hit one of the largest army ammunition depots in eastern Panagarh. This fire triggered a range of explosions, without causing any injuries.
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