Question: Recently there has been a fire accident in the Central Ammunition Depot(CAD) at Pulgaon in which 18 persons died. It is located in which of the following district of Mahrashtra?
(a) Nagpur
(b) Wardha
(c) Jalgaon
(d) Nasik
Ans:(b)
Related facts:
- On 1 June 2016 at least 16 people died, including two Army officials, and several injured after a fire broke out at the Central Ammunition Depot in Pulgaon, Wardha district in Maharashtra.
- The depot is spread over an area of more than 7000 acres and is an important ammunition depot of the Indian Army.
- It stores a variety of ammunition in numerous sheds located in the depot.
- The central ammunition depot at Pulgaon is one India’s biggest ammunition depot.
Reference:
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