Tag: Bhubaneswar Blast

Bhubaneswar: The explosion at a petrol pump that ripped through the Raj Bhawan area in Bhubaneswar today morning left nine persons injured among whom two persons have been admitted to SCB Hospital in Cuttack in critical condition. Bibhuti Nayak of Cuttack SCB Plastic Surgery department said, “While one has sustained 60% burns, the other has […]

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 […]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Fire Services DG Satyajit Mohanty today informed that the area around the petrol pump near Raj Bhawan where a massive explosion left a trail of destruction Wednesday afternoon is now safe from any potential hazard. As per reports, a team of IOCL reached the petrol pump from Balasore yesterday and removed LPG […]

Bhubaneswar: A day after an explosion in an underground CNG tank of a fuel station nearby Raj Bhawan here, one of the nine persons injured in the incident has succumbed. SCB Medical Emergency Officer Bhubanananda Maharana informed about the demise of the patient undergoing treatment at the hospital. As per reports, two persons critically injured […]

Bhubaneswar: It is now harrowing times for the family of Simanchal Parida, a youth from Ganjam district, who has reportedly gone missing following yesterday’s massive explosion at a petrol pump in Bhubaneswar. The worried family members claimed that despite making several rounds at various hospitals in Cuttack and Bhubaneswar, they are still to get any […]

Bhubaneswar: He had come to the capital city only 10 days back to work as a supervisor at the CNG storage unit in Raj Bhawan area here that exploded on Wednesday.  But destiny had other plans in store for him. On the day he would have returned home to Aska, he closed his eyes forever. […]

Bhubaneswar: At least one person has died while another person is still ‘missing’ in yesterday’s massive blast at a fuel filling station in Bhubaneswar, informed Twin City Police Commissioner, Sudhanshu Sarangi on Thursday. While talking to reports, Sarangi informed that preliminary investigation indicates that at least four persons were working at the mishap site. “So […]

Bhubaneswar: Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) leakage caused fire and subsequently triggered the massive explosion at the petrol filling station near Raj Bhawan on Wednesday that killed one person and left many injured, according to the preliminary investigations. Deputy Chief Controller, Petroleum and Explosives Safety Organisation (PESO) Odisha, Ruab Ali said the leakage occurred when the […]

Bhubaneswar: A day after a massive explosion at a petrol pump in Bhubaneswar, Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL) on Thursday announced an ex-gratia of Rs 8 lakh for the family of those killed in the mishap. As per reports, one person has died so far in the explosion while several others sustained multiple injuries in […]

Bhubaneswar: All the roads which were sealed by the Commissionerate Police after the massive explosion at a petrol pump near the Raj Bhawan were reopened from today. The roads were reopened from 7 pm today after the completion of salvage operation at the filling station, the Commissionerate Police informed through a tweet. #BhubaneswarBlast: ‘Roads will […]

Berhampur: Where is Simanchal Parida, the youth from Ganjam district who allegedly went missing under mysterious circumstances after a massive explosion ripped through a petrol pump near Raj Bhawan in Bhubaneswar on Wednesday? Though Commissionerate Police or State government is yet to confirm the whereabouts of Simanchal, his family members on Saturday conducted a ‘symbolic […]

Bhubaneswar: The post-mortem of body parts recovered from the petrol pump blast site near Raj Bhawan in Bhubaneswar has been carried out, informed Police Commissioner, Sudhanshu Sarangi on Saturday. “The post-mortem has been completed. But it is yet to be ascertained whether the body parts belong to one or more persons. Therefore, the cell and […]

Bhubaneswar: Time seems to have stopped for the families of the victims of the deadly explosion at the petrol pump in Bhubaneswar. While the mishap has left an irreparable void for one family, another family is grappling with a lot of unanswered questions. The uncertainty surrounding missing Simanchal Parida has been unbearable for his family […]

Bhubaneswar: Ever since a massive explosion ripped through a petrol pump near Raj Bhawan area in Bhubaneswar, Simanchal Parida – a worker engaged in LPG maintenance work, has been missing. Even after frantic searches at several hospitals went in vain, his family members had some hope that he had survived the blast. However, when some […]