Bhadohi: Ten people were killed and six injured in an explosion at a shop here on Saturday afternoon which also led to collapse of three adjacent houses, officials said. It is suspected that some people were still trapped under the debris and a rescue operation had been launched, they said.
The blast took place at the shop in Rohta Bazaar. Kaliyar Mansoori, who used to run the shop, is among the 10 deceased. His son was running a carpet factory behind the shop and its workers could be among those trapped under the debris, District Magistrate Rajendra Prasad said.
Locals claimed that Mansoori was also in the business of making illegal firecrackers. Besides Kaliyar Mansoor, three deceased have been identified as Irfan Mansoori, Abid Mansoori and Chandu, while efforts were on to identify the other six.
The injured had been admitted to hospital, the district magistrate said. Earthmoving equipment had been pressed into service to carry out relief and rescue works and teams of forensic experts, NDRF and senior district officials had reached the site, he said.
(With PTI inputs)
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