At least 7 killed and 60 people hurts in a massive blast at Harda district of Madhya Pradesh. The injured have been rushed to the hospital. The blast, that occurred at a factory situated on Magardha road in Bairagarh village of Harda. PM Narendra Modi announced Rs 2 lakhs from PMNRF to the next of kin of each deceased and Rs. 50,000 for the injured.
Chief Minister Mohan Yadav took swift action and directed Cabinet Minister Uday Pratap Singh, DG Home Guard Arvind Kumar, and ACS Ajit Kesari to rush to the site by helicopter.