Bhagalpur (Bihar) [India], March 4 (ANI): At least seven people were killed including a child and several others injured in an explosion in the Bhagalpur district of Bihar on Thursday night.
The Bhagalpur District Magistrate, Subrat Kumar Sen, told ANI, “Prima facie it is coming to light that the family residing in the house where the explosion took place was involved in making firecrackers.”
He added that there was a massive explosion in a building near Yatimkhana in the Kajvalichak area at 11:30 pm on Thursday night. On getting information about the incident, a team of police reached the spot along with senior officers. The debris of the collapsed building is being moved with the help of JCB.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday expressed grief over the death of seven people, including a child, in an explosion in the Bhagalpur district of Bihar last night.
बिहार के भागलपुर में धमाके से हुई जनहानि की खबर पीड़ा देने वाली है। मैं घायलों के शीघ्र स्वस्थ होने की कामना करता हूं। घटना से जु़ड़े हालातों पर मुख्यमंत्री @NitishKumar जी से भी बात हुई। प्रशासन राहत और बचाव कार्यों में लगा हुआ है, और पीड़ितों को हर संभव सहायता दी जा रही है।
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) March 4, 2022
He also discussed the situation with Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and said that all possible assistance is being provided to the victims of the blast. In a tweet, PM Modi said, “The news of the loss of life due to blast in Bhagalpur, Bihar is painful. I wish the injured a speedy recovery. The situation related to the incident was also discussed with Chief Minister Nitish Kumar ji. The administration is engaged in relief and rescue operations, and all possible assistance is being provided to the victims.”
As per sources, the count of deaths and injured can increase as the work of removing the debris is underway.
The explosion was so strong that the building was completely destroyed including the walls of three nearby houses. People sleeping in the adjacent houses have been injured badly. The sound of the blast was heard for several kilometres.
Further investigation is underway added DM.
(ANI)
