Surroundings explosion
Details
Event title
India - Cylinder blast, no bomb: Cops
Source
Severity
Low
Event date (UTC)
2026-01-29 05:12:59
Last update (UTC)
2026-01-29 05:12:59
Area range
Local event
Address/Affected area(s)
Chikālkhaṅḍī, Chhatarāpur, Gaṅjam, Odishaa,
Police Wednesday cleared the air over a suspected bomb explosion that occurred in the wee hours of Tuesday at the backyard of the house of G Kamaraju Reddy of Chikalkhandi under Chhatrapur police limits.
Chhatrapur SDPO Chandan Kumar Ghadei, along with IIC Sabyasaachi Malla, told the media that Reddy had lit an ‘akhanda deepa’ near a gas cylinder.The flames of the lamp caused fire to the already leaking gas cylinder.This resulted in the explosion of the cylinder, causing severe damage to the house.