10 Killed 9 Hurt In Powerful Indoor Explosion During Illegal Manufacturing Of Crackers
An official said on Friday that at least ten people were killed and nine others were seriously injured in a massive explosion that occurred inside a house where the residents were said to be involved in illegal firecracker business. According to Bhagalpur District Magistrate Subrat Kumar Sen, the blast occurred in the early hours of the morning inside the house of Mahendra Mandal in the town’s Kajbalichak neighbourhood. The impact of the explosion, the sound of which was heard far and wide, reduced Mandal’s house and two adjoining buildings to rubble, according to the DM, who added that earth moving equipment was brought in to clear the debris....