Major Explosion at a hotel on Puri's Bada Danda, several injured
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A major explosion occurred at TP Hotel near Market Chhak on Puri's Bada Danda in Puri, damaging the ground-floor restaurant and scattering glass debris across the road. Preliminary information suggests a possible flash fire during gas connection work. A gas agency worker, two hotel employees and a fire personnel were injured.
Puri, Nov 13: A major explosion rocked TP Hotel near Market Chhak on Bada Danda in Puri, causing extensive damage to the building and leaving several people injured.
According to preliminary information, the explosion may have occurred during the installation of a gas connection at the hotel's ground-floor restaurant. However, the exact cause of the blast is yet to be officially confirmed.
The hotel has accommodation facilities on its upper floors, while the ground floor houses a restaurant. The restaurant had reportedly remained closed for the past two months due to a lack of proper drainage facilities and was scheduled to reopen in three days.
A religious ceremony, including a homa puja, was reportedly conducted on Friday morning ahead of the restaurant's reopening. A gas agency employee had also arrived to install the gas connection when the explosion occurred.
According to preliminary information, the explosion may have occurred during the installation of a gas connection at the hotel's ground-floor restaurant. However, the exact cause of the blast is yet to be officially confirmed.
The hotel has accommodation facilities on its upper floors, while the ground floor houses a restaurant. The restaurant had reportedly remained closed for the past two months due to a lack of proper drainage facilities and was scheduled to reopen in three days.
A religious ceremony, including a homa puja, was reportedly conducted on Friday morning ahead of the restaurant's reopening. A gas agency employee had also arrived to install the gas connection when the explosion occurred.
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The impact of the blast was so powerful that the ground-floor restaurant was completely damaged, while glass fragments were scattered across the road, reaching the opposite side of Bada Danda. Vehicles parked outside the hotel were also reportedly thrown out of position.
A gas agency employee and two hotel workers sustained injuries in the incident. A fire service personnel was also injured while rescuing a person trapped inside a lift by cutting through its metal plates.
An injured tourist was also reportedly brought out of the hotel in a partially burnt condition.
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As per the fire officials, a flash fire during the gas connection process could have triggered the explosion. However, the possibility of an electrical short circuit or other causes has not yet been ruled out.
Fire service personnel and other emergency teams rushed to the spot and initiated rescue and relief operations. The condition of the injured persons is reportedly stable.
A gas agency employee and two hotel workers sustained injuries in the incident. A fire service personnel was also injured while rescuing a person trapped inside a lift by cutting through its metal plates.
An injured tourist was also reportedly brought out of the hotel in a partially burnt condition.
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As per the fire officials, a flash fire during the gas connection process could have triggered the explosion. However, the possibility of an electrical short circuit or other causes has not yet been ruled out.
Fire service personnel and other emergency teams rushed to the spot and initiated rescue and relief operations. The condition of the injured persons is reportedly stable.
Further investigation is underway to determine the exact cause of the explosion.
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