Jalandhar: Massive explosion in Maqsudan vegetable market

A huge blast has taken place at Maqsudan Sabzi Mandi in Jalandhar. The blast shattered the glass of the vegetable shop, shattered the door and seriously injured one person

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There has been a huge explosion in the Maqsudan vegetable market of Jalandhar. Due to the explosion, the glass of the vegetable shop was broken, the door was uprooted and one person was also seriously injured.

The blast took place in the basement of shop number 5 located near the office of the Mandi Market Committee. It is being told that 3 cylinders were kept in the shop, near which a person was smoking. It is being said that the cylinder was leaking, due to which the cylinder exploded as soon as the match was lit. A person named Gulshan has been seriously injured in this blast.

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Arriving on the spot, ASI Satnam Singh of Police Station 1 said that a fire broke out due to a leaking cylinder in the basement of Maqsood Sabzi Mandi shop while the injured person was preparing something. When the man lit the match, the leaking gas in the cylinder caught fire, injuring Cook.

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