4 killed, 5 injured as metal container carrying gelatin sticks, attached to tractor, explodes in Maharashtra’s Yavatmal district: Police
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Four people were killed and five were injured as a metal container carrying gelatin sticks, attached to tractor, exploded on the Umarkhed-Dhanki road in Maharashtra’s Yavatmal district on Saturday (September 26, 2026). | Photo Credit: Special arrangement
Four people were killed and five were injured as a metal container carrying gelatin sticks, attached to a tractor, exploded on the Umarkhed-Dhanki road in Maharashtra’s Yavatmal district on Saturday (September 26, 2026).
The incident occurred after an air cylinder near the tyre of a tractor used for blasting work exploded while welding work was in progress. The intensity of the blast was severe that some people standing near the tractor were thrown about 20 feet away, as per the police.
The seriously injured include Anis (17), Wasid Khan Rashid Khan (32), Sheikh Javed Sheikh Babu (19), Sai. Johan Sai. Mobin (14), Salman Khan Sherukhan (34), tractor owner Apparao Bokse (54) and his son Vaibhav Bokse (resident of Baladi).
According to the police, the tractor bearing number MH 29 V 2528, owned by Apparao Bokse, was in use for blasting work.
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