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Pakistan Ordnance Factories explosion
Date12 August 2021
Time(UTC+05:00)
LocationPakistan Ordnance Factories, Wah Cantt, Rawalpindi District, Pakistan
Deaths3
Non-fatal injuries2

On 12 August 2021, an explosion at the Pakistan Ordnance Factory plant in Wah Cantt, Rawalpindi District killed three workers and injured two others.

The Pakistan Army Public Relations confirmed that an accident had occurred at the POF plant due to a technical fault, that killed three employees and two others injured were shifted to a hospital. According to ISPR, the scene has been cleared and the situation is under the control of the POF Technical Emergency Response Team.

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References

  1. "3 employees dead, 2 injured in accidental explosion at POF Wah factory: ISPR". 12 August 2021.
  2. "Three dead, two injured as accidental explosion occurs at POF in Wah Cantt: ISPR".
  3. "Three killed, two wounded in accidental explosion at POF in Wah Cantt: ISPR".

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