AP explosion claims 15 lives.AT LEAST 15 people were killed and 20 received serious injuries when explosives illegally stocked in a house caught fire and blew up in Guntur district
Guntur is a district in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh on the east coast of Bay of Bengal. of Andhra Pradesh on Monday. The fire triggered by a gas cylinder blast ignited gelatin gelatin or animal jelly, foodstuff obtained from connective tissue (found in hoofs, bones, tendons, ligaments, and cartilage) of vertebrate animals by the action of boiling water or dilute acid. sticks illegally stocked inside the house, resulting in a massive explosion. It was so powerful that nearly 15 neighbouring houses were completely destroyed. According to eyewitnesses, the explosion occurred around 9 am and could be heard a kilometre away. The two- storeyed sto·reyed adj. Chiefly British Variant of storied2. Adj. 1. storeyed - having stories as indicated; "a six-storied building" storied house belongs to B. Koteshwara Rao, who undertakes quarrying work for which he illegally procured gelatin sticks to supply them to mine owners. Rao and his three family members were among those killed in the blast. Copyright 2009 India Today Group. All Rights Reserved. Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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