16 feared dead in Indian factory blast
Afp, New Delhi
Three people were killed and about a dozen more were feared dead in an explosion at a chemical factory in western India, police said yesterday. "We found three bodies. We are still looking for about 13 or 14 people. Sadly, it is highly unlikely that we will find survivors," Nikhil Gupta, police superintendent of Nashik town, told AFP by phone. Five workers were taken to hospital after the three-storey facility collapsed late Friday in western Maharashtra state. The factory produced explosives for the construction industry. The cause of the explosion was not known.
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