INDIA-BLAST At least 20 die in cylinder explosion in central India

Record ID: 1374170

  • Title: INDIA-BLAST At least 20 die in cylinder explosion in central India
  • Date: 12th September 2015
  • Summary: JHABUA, MADHYA PRADESH, INDIA (SEPTEMBER 12, 2015) (ORIGINALLY 4:3) (ANI - NO ACCESS BBC) VARIOUS OF PEOPLE STANDING AMONG THE DEBRIS OF THE BUILDING IN WHICH BLAST TOOK PLACE BHOPAL, MADHYA PRADESH, INDIA (SEPTEMBER 12, 2015) (ORIGINALLY 4:3) (ANI - NO ACCESS BBC) (SOUNDBITE) (Hindi) INTERIOR MINISTER OF INDIA'S CENTRAL STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH, BABULAL GAUR, SAYING: "The cylinder blast took place at Sethiya Hotel in which many people have died and many others are injured. We have ordered an investigation. The injured people and the families of the deceased will be given financial assistance. The announcement of the financial assistance will be done once the report of the inquiry comes." JHABUA, MADHYA PRADESH, INDIA (SEPTEMBER 12, 2015) (ORIGINALLY 4:3) (ANI - NO ACCESS BBC) MORE OF PEOPLE STANDING NEAR EXPLOSION SITE CROWDS GATHERING
  • Embargoed: 28th September 2015 09:30
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  • Location: India
  • Country: India
  • Topics: General
  • Reuters ID: LVA9OHRL0EYKS2F434Y49EC7KDJM
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text: EDITORS PLEASE NOTE, EDIT CONTAINS CONVERTED 4:3 MATERIAL
    At least 20 people were killed on Saturday (September 12) after a suspected gas explosion ripped through a restaurant in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh, a police official said.
    Another 75 people were injured, an official in Jhabua district police control room told Reuters.
    Police suspect the blast, which occurred about 800 km. (500 miles) south of New Delhi, was caused by a gas cylinder exploding in the restaurant.
    Television footage showed a collapsed building and people searching for bodies in the rubble.
    "The cylinder blast took place at Sethiya Hotel in which many people have died and many others are injured. We have ordered an investigation. The injured people and the families of the deceased will be given financial assistance. The announcement of the financial assistance will be done once the report of the inquiry comes," said Babulal Gaur, the Interior Minister of Madhya Pradesh state.
    Local media reported that local police and senior officials have rushed to the site to monitor rescue operations. It is not known if there are people trapped under the rubble.
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