An electricity transformer exploded in Solu village near Alandi in Maharashtra’s Pune district on Thursday. This has caused loss of life and property on a large scale. Also, there has been a power failure in the entire area due to which the power supply in the surrounding areas is closed. According to Pimpri Chinchwad Police of Pune, one person has died and 7 people are injured in the accident..
An electricity transformer exploded in Solu village near Alandi in Maharashtra’s Pune district on Thursday. This has caused loss of life and property on a large scale. Also, there has been a power failure in the entire area, due to which the power supply in the surrounding areas is closed.
According to Pimpri Chinchwad Police of Pune, “One person has died in the accident and 7 people are injured. Fire department and police are deployed on the spot. The injured have been admitted to the government Sassoon General Hospital in Pune.”
Maharashtra | Explosion in electric transformer in Solu Village near Alandi of Pune district.
According to Pimpri Chinchwad Police, one person reported dead and 7 injured. Fire Department and Police are at the spot. Details awaited.
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Explosion near faulty metal unit
A police officer from Pimpri-Chinchwad township said that according to information given by local residents, the explosion occurred in a power transformer near a faulty metal unit on the outskirts of the village.
Memories of Harda blast fresh
The explosion in a power transformer in Pune has brought back memories of the Harda blast in Madhya Pradesh, where an explosion at a firecracker factory killed 12 people and injured 200.