Negligence flagged in Nagpur factory blast that killed 19, says minister

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• He also said that apart from the company, accountability will be fixed on officials of the Petroleum and Explosives Safety Organisation (PESO), the Directorate of Industrial Safety and Health (DISH) and the labour commissionerate, and if found guilty, cases will be registered against them.
• The blast took place at the detonator packing unit of SBL Energy Limited, a mining and industrial explosives manufacturer, at Raulgaon in Katol tehsil here on Sunday morning.
• Nineteen persons died and 23 others were injured, as per officials.
• Bawankule said the primary report (by safety agencies) has indicated "negligence" on the part of the explosives company and that safety measures were not followed properly.
• The police have arrested nine directors of the explosives manufacturing company in connection with the incident, officials said.