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Ammunition depot fire: Parrikar expresses grief over loss of lives
Expressing grief over loss of lives at Maharashtra Ammunition Depot fire that killed 16 army personnel, Union Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar on Tuesday said the officers scarified in effort to minimise damage.
New Delhi: Expressing grief over loss of lives at Maharashtra Ammunition Depot fire that killed 16 army personnel, Union Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar on Tuesday said the officers scarified in effort to minimise damage.
While addressing a press conference, Parrikar said, "Deeply pained at loss of lives, they sacrificed their lives and managed to contain fire."
"16 lives lost, they forgo themselves to ensure that fire doesn't spread," he added.
Parrikar further said though the fire has been doused, the officials are still monitoring.
At least 16 security personnel, including two army officers, were killed in a massive fire that broke out at one of Asia's biggest ammunition depot in Maharashtra's Pulgaon that houses the largest stockpile of weapons in the country.
The blaze started around 2 A.M.
The fire which also injured 19 security personnel had spread to a number of sheds where ammunitions, bombs and other explosive were kept. Some of them with burn injuries are in a critical condition.
The central ammunition depot at Pulgaon is India's biggest ammunition depot as stocks, including bombs, grenades, shells, assorted rifles and other explosives from various factories comes here first and is then distributed to various forward areas.
