A minor boy was killed and two other civilians were severely injured, apparently when an unexploded ammunition they were allegedly tampering with, went off in the firing range of the Army near Jaitpur village in Datia district of Madhya Pradesh on Friday.
At least four women lost their lives, while another sustained critical injuries following a devastating explosion at a firecracker manufacturing unit in Rathtala, under Kalyani police station limits, on Friday afternoon.
Many residents in the Dikko area of the state were caught in a heavy fire while trying to scoop fuel from the gasoline tanker, said Mohammed Bago, the Niger Governor, in a statement.
Four people sustained injuries in a fire caused by an LPG cylinder explosion at a heater factory in Jagdamba Colony, North East Delhi, the Fire Department said on Tuesday.
More than 20 vehicles caught fire in the accident on the Ajmer Highway. A sleeper bus running behind the tanker also got incinerated.
Interior Ministry adviser Anton Gerashchenko wrote in a telegram that he had just heard two powerful explosions, which he later clarified as "attacks by our air defenses on enemy planes or drones," citing operative information.
The target of the blast remained unknown and no group has claimed responsibly for the attack so far. Islamic State (IS)-affiliated militants have staged several bomb explosions in Kabul and other places since Taliban's takeover in mid-August.
The senior police officials have rushed to the spot to expedite the investigation. Forensic and bomb-disposal squad experts have arrived at the spot to examine the cause of the powerful blast.
Work was suspended for 15 hours to shift parts of the remaining building as the approaching tropical storm Elsa triggered urgency
Dhaka police chief said that they did not find any evidence leading to an act of sabotage
