Pulgaon Fire

Pulgaon Fire: Prez urges state to provide aid to the injured and families of the bereaved

President asked Maharashtra govt and other authorities to provide a aid to the bereaved families and medical assistance to the injured in the Pulgaon fire.

Pulgaon fire: Three more bodies recovered, death toll reaches 19

Three more bodies were recovered from the site of the fire mishap at the Central Ammunition Depot at Pulgaon in Maharashtra, taking the death toll to 19

Shiv Sena calls fire at Pulgaon 'shameful', blames Centre

Terming the massive fire at the depot at Pulgaon as "abnormal", NDA ally Shiv Sena asked the Centre to take responsibility for the loss of lives and ammunition

J&K Speaker orders audit of army ammunition depot after Pulgaon fire

Keeping in view the incident Pulgaon, Maharashtra government should take steps to prevent such an incident by conducting safety audit of depots in the state

Pulgaon Fire: Death toll rises to 18, Parrikar rules out sabotage

The death toll in the Pulgaon fire mishap rose to 18 as two more bodies were recovered from the site.

Pulgaon fire: Manohar Parrikar rules out sabotage, says inquiry needed to ascertain cause

Union Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar on Tuesday said there was no sabotage involved in the fire at the central ammunition depot at Pulgaon in the district but the exact cause would be known only after inquiry.

Pulgaon ammo dump fire: India's armories are under severe stress

Incidentally, Parikkar was in Pune to meet villagers around another ammunition depot in Pimpri and Chinchwad.

Pulgaon is India's largest arms, ammo dump: Any fire is disastrous

The arms depot at Pulgaon is the country's largest and houses the biggest stockpile of weapons. Stocks from various factories come here first and is then distributed to various other areas.