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Two dead, 6 injured as blast in defunct metal unit premises causes fire in Pune
Updated On: 08 February, 2024 06:39 PM IST | Pune | mid-day online correspondent
Two persons were killed and 6 others were injured after an electric transformer exploded near a village in Pune district of Maharashtra
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Two persons died and six others sustained burn injuries following an explosion in the premises of a defunct metal unit and subsequent fire that spread to adjacent areas, including an electric transformer, near a village in Pune district of Maharashtra on Thursday, said a senior police officer, the PTI reported.
Earlier in the day, a police officer from Pimpri-Chinchwad township, quoting local residents, had said the power transformer of Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Ltd (MSEDCL) itself had exploded near Solu village.
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