Jhajjar: In a tragic incident, four members of a family were killed, and one person injured in an explosion at a house in Bahadurgarh of Jhajjar district in Haryana. The incident took place on Saturday, police officials informed. Forensic teams are investigating the site and cause of the blast is not yet known. Locals have suspected a domestic gas cylinder explosion to be the reason, but police have denied the possibility, stating that the blast occurred in the bedroom.
What Did Police Say?
Police sated that explosion impacted the entire house, killing four on the spot and leaving one critically injured. The injured has been taken to hospital and is undergoing treatment.
Speaking to ANI, Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Mayank Mishra said, “This is not a cylinder blast; it occurred inside the bedroom. The impact has affected the entire house. Four people died on the spot, and one person is critically injured and undergoing treatment at a hospital. The deceased were all family members.”
Blast analysis experts and a team from the Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) were called to ascertain the cause of the blast.
DCP Mishra added, “The forensic team is inside and trying to figure out the cause of the blast…The gas cylinder is intact, and while the AC unit is severely damaged, we cannot yet confirm if this was an AC explosion…We will involve the blast analysis expertise division now, and with their and the FSL team’s input, we will assess the situation.”
Further investigation into the case is underway, stated DCP Mishra.
#WATCH | Haryana: Mayank Mishra, DCP, Bahadurgarh, says, " This is not a cylinder blast, this took place inside the bedroom. The whole house has been affected by the blast impact. Four people have died on the spot and one person is critical and undergoing treatment at a hospital.… pic.twitter.com/AzvzGLVTF1
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