One killed, 14 injured in blast at explosives unit in Nagpur

A person was killed and 14 others were injured after a blast occurred at an explosives factory in Maharashtra's Nagpur district shortly after midnight on Thursday (September 4, 2025), leading to the collapse of the building, police said.

The blast took place at around 12.30 a.m. in a plant of the Solar Group at Bazargaon, located nearly 30 k.m. from the district headquarters, officials said, adding the entire building collapsed due to the explosion.

A person, aged 25, was killed and 14 others suffered injuries, according to police, while a company official said eight people were injured.