Bhubaneswar blast
Bhubaneswar: The explosion at a petrol pump near Raj Bhavan square in the capital city of Odisha on Wednesday afternoon not injured many but also left a trail of destruction in the vicinity as far as a few hundreds of feet away.
Local residents narrated their horrific experience of how a deafening sound followed by a fire spitting high into the sky from the filling station damaged several houses, vehicles and also injured many.
Special secretary of the Home Department, Santosh Bala's residence was one of the buildings which suffered extensive damage in the incident.
A forensic team was roped in to begin a probe in to the incident.
Nearby offices of the LIC and Union Bank also suffered damages.
As per official sources, as many as 9 persons suffered injuries at the explosion site. All of them were rushed to Capital Hospital while two of them were shifted to Cuttack SCB Hospital due to their critical condition.
In the latest development, two containers reached the mishap spot to transfer remaining gas from the blast site.
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