Three labourers were blown to death and at least five others injured when a bunch of gelatin sticks expoded near a a wind power plant in Maharashtra Friday morning, police said.
"The incident occurred around 10 a.m. when the victims were burning a heap of waste and rubbish," Satara superintendent of police A. Deshmukh told IANS.
"As per preliminary investigations, the stock of gelatin sticks may have been accidentally ignited," he said from the site
The victims have been identified as Sandeep Mane, 35, Shashikant Kulkarni, 40, and Dadasaheb Jagdale, all locals, while the injured have been rushed to the Satara Civil Hospital.
The wind power plant is located in a remote, hilly region of Satara district.
