The Ordnance Factory, Khamaria (OFK) today ruled out sabotage or any conspiracy behind a series of explosions and subsequent fire at its premises last evening. A Board of Inquiry (BoI) was constituted today to probe into the explosions and fire at the factory in Jabalpur district here. “A BoI presided by Controller of Quality Assurance, Military Explosives, Pune, will probe the explosions and fire that destroyed the discarded anti-tank 106 mm Recoilless (RCL) ammunition,” OFK Senior General Manager AK Agarwal told PTI. “There is no sabotage or conspiracy behind the explosions and fire,” he firmly said when asked about the cause behind the incident when there was no worker in the OFK at that time.
The senior GM said the rise in the temperature might have caused the explosions that sparked off the fire. Agarwal admitted that the building number 845 in filling section 3 of the OFK, has been destroyed in the blaze. He said the Indian Army was not using 106 mm RCL ammunition for quite some time. Asked about the count of the shots, which went off in the explosions, he said it is being still found out. Agarwal said the work in the OFK will resume tomorrow. “Hundred per cent production will start on Monday for sure after the Sunday off,” he said.
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A series of explosions for around three hours rattled the OFK on Saturday evening. The explosions triggered a huge fire which was put out by 25 fire tenders. No one was injured in the explosions and fire as it took place after the workers had left for home after the work.
