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Two Infants Among Four Killed in Kutch Scrapyard Explosion
An explosion happened at a scrapyard near the family’s home in Kutch.
Four people died in the blast.
They were two brothers and their two young children.
The children were both three years old.
The brothers collected and sold scrap materials.
They had returned to the scrapyard after collecting scrap earlier that day.
Police think the explosion may have started in the truck’s fuel tank.
Experts collected samples, and officials are waiting for their report.
Four people were killed in an explosion at a scrapyard in Kutch’s Nakhatrana taluka on Saturday.
The victims were brothers Mamad Ilyas Kumbhar and Noormamad Ilyas Kumbhar, along with their two children.
The victims included three-year-old Hasnain Mamad and three-year-old Noor Fatima Noormamad.
The explosion occurred inside a semi-truck while the family was unloading scrap material.
Police said the blast may have originated in the vehicle’s fuel tank, while a Forensic Science Laboratory report is pending.
- Who
- Brothers Mamad Ilyas Kumbhar and Noormamad Ilyas Kumbhar, and their children Hasnain Mamad and Noor Fatima Noormamad.
- What
- An explosion in a semi-truck killed four people.
- Where
- A scrapyard adjoining the victims’ home near Kotda Jadodar village in Nakhatrana taluka, Kutch.
- When
- Saturday at midday.
- Why
- Police said the blast could have originated in the truck’s fuel tank, but the Forensic Science Laboratory’s report was still awaited.
Key facts
- Death toll
- Four people
- Children killed
- Two, both aged three
- Victims
- Two brothers and their children
- Incident site
- A scrapyard adjoining the family’s home
- Vehicle involved
- A semi-truck
- Preliminary cause
- Police said the explosion could have originated in the vehicle’s fuel tank
- Investigation status
- Forensic Science Laboratory samples were collected and the report was awaited
Quotes
Inspector A M Patel
Inspector at the Nakhatrana police station
“The two brothers were small-scale scrap traders. They had collected scrap in the first half of the day and returned to their yard near Kotda Jadodar village, which was also where they lived. An explosion took place, killing all four of them.”
indianexpress.com
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