The fire at the ordnance factory in Jabalpur did not have any effect on India's inventory as only old materials were gutted, Defence Ministry sources said on Sunday.
The ministry sources also said a probe would find out what caused the fire.
Notably, On Saturday evening, a major fire broke out at the ordnance factory at Khamaria in Jabalpur and a series of explosions were heard. The fire, that started around 6.20 p.m. was controlled around 9.15 p.m., officials said.
"Only the magazine building has been destroyed in the fire. The material that was gutted was old ordnance. This will not have any major effect on the inventory, the ordnance currently in use is safe," an official of the factory said.
"A probe will go into the reason for the fire and the extent of damage," the official added.
High intensity explosions, reportedly over 30 in number, occurred at the ordnance factory Saturday evening. Though initial reports said at least 20 were injured in the mishap but Jabalpur collector Mahesh Chandra Chaudhary said no one was injured since the factory was locked up.
Chaudhary said that the fire broke out in the F-3 section of the factory after a series of explosions caused by bombs.
Nearly 50 fire tenders were rushed to the Ordnance Factory Khamaria (OFK) as a fire had also broken out. locals sources claimed some workers may be trapped under the debris, but there was no confirmation of the same.
Army personnel arrived at the spot and began carrying out search operation while access to the factory has been restricted.
Khamaria police said the explosions occurred in the filling station of the ordnance factory, which is located nearly 320 kms east of Bhopal and spread across 50 acres.
Meanwhile, the fire at the Ordnance Factory here, which injured at least six people while more were fear trapped, was completely brought under control by late yesterday night. The fire tenders reached the spot to douse the flame as soon as the major fire broke out. The injured people were rushed to the nearby hospital for medical treatment. No casualties have been reported so far.