More than 100 homes were reportedly damaged after a powerful explosion ripped through Kaung Tat village, prompting a large-scale rescue effort and an official investigation.
At least eight people were killed and more than 40 injured in a powerful explosion at a firecracker manufacturing unit in Mundathikode near Thrissur on Tuesday, ahead of preparations for the famed Thrissur Pooram.
At least six workers were killed, and more than ten sustained critical burn injuries after a powerful explosion ripped through a sponge iron unit in Chhattisgarh’s Balodabazar–Bhatapara district on Thursday morning.
According to Tolo News, the exact number of casualties has not been disclosed, and the cause and nature of the explosion still remain unclear. Security officials have not yet issued a detailed official statement.
AAP National Convener Arvind Kejriwal and senior party leader Manish Sisodia, including others, have expressed serious concern, alleging that the government’s failing security apparatus is responsible for the escalating breaches.
The death toll from a massive explosion at a port in Iran's southern province of Hormozgan has reached 40, and the government has announced one day of national mourning, Iran's IRIB news agency reported.
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.
