OF Itarsi blast victim succumbs in Mumbai

Bhopal: A 55-year-old man, who was injured in a blast at the government ordnance factory (OF), Itarsi, in Hoshangabad district on April 10, succumbed to burns during treatment at National Burns Centre, Mumbai, on Saturday.
The middle-aged man, V C Majumdar, chemical process worker (CPW) at the OFI, was one among five workers who sustained burns in the blast.While four of them were shifted to Bhopal, Majumdar was airlifted to Mumbai on the next day. The explosion had taken place in building No. 812 of the factory. Actual cause of explosion has not been ascertained yet, said an officer. An inquiry is underway, he said.
There was a similar blast at OF, Itarsi in 2013, where three people sustained grievous injuries. The blast took place in building No. FR 1266, when four people were inside the building. There is enormous pressure as output target has been raised, triggering security lapse, sources said. tnn