MADHYA PRADESH, Nov 5 (NNN-ANI) – A couple and their one-year-old son were killed and three other children injured, as their house collapsed, following a blast, apparently caused by gunpowder, used in the making of firecrackers, in Morena district of Madhya Pradesh, yesterday, a police official said.
The incident occurred at around 5.30 am at Jigni village, he said.
“It appears that the blast occurred due to gunpowder stored in the house for making firecrackers,” Sub Divisional Officer of Police (SDOP), Rajendra Raghuvanshi said. The standalone house collapsed following the blast, killing Bunty Khan (30), his wife Rubi Khan (27) and their one-year-old son on the spot, he said.
The couple’s three other children were injured in the incident and they have been admitted to a hospital, he added.
Raghuvanshi said that, Khan used to make firecrackers before the COVID-19-triggered lockdown. “However, he stopped making crackers during the lockdown and started selling peanuts. But the gunpowder used in the crackers was stored in the house.
“Yesterday morning, a blast occurred and led to the collapse of his house,” he said. At the time of the incident, all the deceased and the injured were asleep, he said, adding that a probe has been launched.– NNN-ANI
