At least 41 dead in two industrial explosions in India

A massive explosion ripped through an industrial explosives factory run by SBL Energy near Nagpur in Maharashtra state on 1 March, killing 19 people and injuring 23 others, many critically. The blast occurred at the detonator packing section of the plant. Separately, at least 22 people were killed and 15 critically injured in an explosion at Suryashree Fireworks in the Kakinada district of Andhra Pradesh on 28 February. Around 35–40 workers, mostly women, were mixing explosives to make firecrackers when the explosion occurred.