Varanasi Blast Injures Three in House Used to Store Firecrackers
· India · Indian Express, Zee News
Three people were injured on Thursday when a powerful explosion destroyed a three-storey house in the Sarnath area of Varanasi. Police stated that the building was allegedly used for the illegal storage and manufacture of firecrackers. The injured woman, 40-year-old Chandni, is in critical condition, while her 15-year-old son and nine-year-old daughter are stable. Varanasi Police Commissioner Mohit Agarwal confirmed that all three victims are admitted to a hospital and no one is trapped under the debris. NDRF and SDRF teams deployed at the site found no other trapped persons. Two local police officers, including an outpost in-charge and a constable, were suspended for dereliction of duty after ignoring the illegal firecracker operations.
Why it matters
The incident exposes severe regulatory lapses in local policing regarding illegal explosives storage in residential neighborhoods, directly resulting in the suspension of local law enforcement officers.
Read the original report — Indian Express
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