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People
gather around the site of an explosion at a restaurant in Jhabua district in
the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh on September 12, 2015. / AFP
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At least 44 people have
been killed and dozens have been injured after an explosion destroyed a
two-story restaurant in India’s Madhya Pradesh, police reports. “The restaurant was in a
tightly packed locality and a lot of people were here having breakfast, that is
why the casualties are so high,” Seema Alava, additional police superintendent
for Jhabua, told Agence France-Presse from the site by phone.
The
blast, which ripped through the restaurant in Jhabua district, is believed to
be a burst of a gas cylinder.
AFP report continues:
It
occurred in the town of Petlawad at about 8:30 a.m. local time (5 AM GMT). 44
people died and another 60 were injured in the explosion, Inspector B.L. Gaur
told Reuters.
"There
was a second explosion, there were more casulaties," Gaur said. He added
the restaurant was next to a building where gelatine sticks used at
construction sites were stored.
The
second floor of the restaurant was reportedly occupied by a hotel.
Buildings
next to the blast site have also been considerably damaged.
Rescue
workers have been searching for survivors in the debris. The blast site has
been cordoned off by police.
The restaurant was situated
close to a busy bus stop, which explains the high number of casualties, AFP
reported, citing Anurag Mishra, an official from the district police control
room.
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