Bhagalpur, March 04, 2022 (PPI-OT):At least 10 people died and nine others were injured in a massive explosion in the Indian state of Bihar. The incident took place inside a house in Bhagalpur area of the state where the inhabitants were said to be involved in illegal firecracker business, an official said on Friday. Bhagalpur District Magistrate Subrat Kumar Sen said the blast took place inside the house of Mahendra Mandal in Kajbalichak locality of the town in the early hours on Friday.
The house of Mandal besides two adjoining buildings were reduced to rubble by the explosion, the sound of which was heard far and wide, said the DM. He said, 10 bodies recovered so far were badly disfigured and the identity of the deceased was not confirmed yet. Nine survivors have been rushed to a hospital, he added.
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