The explosion took place in the house of a person named Riyaz Mian in Khodaibagh village under Khaira police station, where firecrackers were kept in large quantities.
Digital Desk: At least 6 people were killed and several
others were injured after a blast took place in a building in Chapra district,
Bihar.
According
to reports, the explosion took place at a house where firecrackers were used to
be manufactured.
"Six
people dead after a house collapsed due to a blast in Chhapra. Efforts are
being made to rescue people trapped under the debris. We're investigating the
reason behind the explosion. Forensic team and Bomb disposal squad have also
been called," said Santosh Kumar, Saran SP.
The
explosion took place in the house of a person named Riyaz Mian in Khodaibagh
village under Khaira police station, where firecrackers were kept in large
quantities.
Riyaz
Mian is a firecracker trader, who allegedly sold crackers illegally during
marriages.
The
explosion was so intense that his house was completely destroyed while cracks
appeared in more than six adjoining houses. The police and firemen have
recovered three bodies from the from the debris, including a woman and a child,
which are yet to be identified.
According
to the local police, five more persons are trapped inside the debris which
could further increase the death toll.
The
injured persons have been admitted to the Sadar hospital in Chhapra where their
condition is stated to be critical.
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