Bemetara factory blast kills 1, leaves 6 injured; Chhattisgarh CM announces ₹5 lakh ex-gratia
ANI. Following this, Chhattisgarh CM Vishnu Deo Sai ordered a probe and announced to provide financial assistance of ₹5 lakh to the family of the deceased and ₹50,000 to the injured.Chhatisgarh CM Vishnu Deo Sai took to X and wrote, "Orders have been given for a magisterial inquiry into the explosion at the gunpowder factory in Borsi village of Bemetara district and to provide financial assistance of ₹5 lakh to the family of the deceased and ₹50,000 to the injured.
The injured are being brought to Raipur for proper treatment. High-level monitoring of relief and rescue operations is being done at the spot."ALSO READ: Maharashtra news: Boiler blast triggers fire at Dombivli chemical factory; 7 dead, 48 injured According to Bemetara collector Ranbir Sharma, as quoted by the Hindustan Times, the explosion took place in the unit located near Pirda village in the Berla development block.“Police and rescue teams were rushed to the site after the incident.
The employees of the unit have been evacuated, and the situation is under control," HT quoted him as saying, who added that fire brigade teams and State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) personnel have been deployed at the spot.ALSO READ: Bengaluru Rameshwaram Cafe blast: NIA arrests 5th accused, an 'ex-convict in LeT terror conspiracy case'Apart from this, the injured were admitted to Dr BR Ambedkar Memorial Hospital Raipur. “Six persons injured in the blast were taken to Dr BR Ambedkar Memorial Hospital Raipur for treatment.
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