A fire broke out at the Central Ammunition Depot in Pulgaon, Wardha district in Maharashtra. At least 20 people were killed and this includes two Army officials. Seventeen Defense Security Corp (DSC) jawans were injured in the blaze. An army officer said that residents of nearby villages were evacuated and Army helicopters were pressed into service to help in the evacuation. Check out the updates below,


11: 17am Devendra Fadnis reports to media that it is an Unfortunate incident and he said he has directed all district officials to do whatever help possible

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11:00am — Narendra Modi tweets,


10:20am : Injured Jawans are treated at Hospital

Injured jawans being treated at a hospital. (Source: ANI)


9:45am : Various attempts are made to stabilize the situation

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9:41 am: Sources: Fire broke out between 1.30 to 2 am. 2 officers and 17 DSC injured. Fire fighting on.


9:37 am: 8 people killed and several injured in fire.


9:28 am: Main fire extinguished and situation is being stabilised.


9:27 am: Nearby villages evacuated.


9:25 am: Apart from being one of largest Indian Army ammunition depots, CAD Pulgaon also disposes off ammunition whose shelf life has expired.


9:10 am: 19 feared injured after fire breaks out in a military ammunition depot in Pulgaon, Wardha district.


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31/05/2016 06:34 AM