Fire at Jabalpur ordnance factory, explosions follow

A fire broke out at Ordnance Factory, Khamaria (OFK) in Jabalpur district of Madhya Pradesh this evening, setting off a series of explosion.

No casualty has been reported yet, District Collector Mahesh Choudhary said.

"Smoke is billowing from a section of OFK. Explosions are still taking place," Choudhary told PTI over phone from the spot at around 8 PM.

Fire brigade personnel are trying hard to put out the blaze, he said.