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Cracker blast brings down Kanpur building, 2 dead

By Sharat Pradhan
Last updated on: October 28, 2010 17:34 IST
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Two people were killed and 10 injured when a blast went off in the staff quarters of a government-run Community Health Centre in Kanpur on Thursday afternoon, leading to the collapse of a two-floor building.

Ruling out a terrorist angle behind the blast, District Magistrate Mukesh Meshram said: "Apparently, the explosion occurred following igniting of a large stock of diwali crackers in a house."

He said, "We have extricated 2 dead bodies and also rescued 10 other persons trapped under the debris of the collapsed building."

According to Meshram, "The blast occurred around 3 pm

in the staff quarters of a community health centre in Kalyanpur locality of the city."

The investigating and rescue teams have discovered a huge cache of diwali crackers and other fireworks material under the debris.

Asked if crackers and fireworks material alone could cause such a blast of such magnitude, the district magistrate said: "Well, the health centre quarters were in a dilapidated condition. So it was no surprise that the entire building collapsed on account of the cracker burst."

Early last week, four persons had lost their lives in a similar manner in another residential locality in Kanpur.

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