BHOPAL: A day after an explosion in the ordnance factory in Itarsi (OFI), a major fire and blasts occurred at the ordnance factory in Khamaria (OFK) in Jabalpur district of Madhya Pradesh on Saturday.The district collector and superintendent of police (SP) of Jabalpur have rushed to the spot and emergency services have been put on alert. Eyewitness said flames were visible from faraway places in the district.A fire broke out at the ordnance factory in the evening, said a government official, adding five fire tenders have been rushed to the spot to douse the flames. Some workers noticed smoke coming out of the building and they immediately called the fire officials, he said."As of now, fire tenders are fighting to douse the flames," the official said. There are no reports of any casualties so far.On Friday morning, people living close to ordnance factory in Hoshangabad were woken up by a loud noise. There was a explosion in OFI's the automatic acid plant - located 8km away from the factory's main gate, at 6.45am, said sources.The boom triggered a panic among residents living even 10-12km away from the factory premises, forcing them to run out of their houses. The blast has reportedly caused some damages to the plant, but there was no casualty.Hoshangabad SDOP Anil Sharma said OFI has not asked for any help from the local administration and have not reported any casualties. "Initially, we have come to know that there was some leakage in the acid plant. Exact cause is being ascertained," he said.

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