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PETLAWAD EXPLOSIONS |
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Date-wise Events |
September 12, 2015 |
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Description |
- An explosion on this day in the town of Petlawad of the
Jhabua district in the state of Madhya Pradesh of India,
killed approximately 105 people.
- The cause of the explosion was attributed to
illegally stored explosives that detonated, along with a
cooking gas cylinder.
- The impact of the explosion damaged the building in
which a restaurant was located as well as the building where
the explosive material was located.
- In the course of their investigation, Madhya Pradesh
Police found that Rajendra Kasawa, who
rented space in the warehouse at the site of the explosion,
used it to store gelignite sticks that triggered the blasts
in the building.
- It is illegal to store those explosives
in a residential area.
- More gelignite rods and blasting materials were found
during the search.
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