Blast at Kolkata's Jodhpur Park cafe, one injured; probe on
The injured person has been shifted to hospital for treatment, local municipal councillor Mousumi Das said.
One person was injured after an explosion at a cafe in South Kolkata on Wednesday, news agency PTI reported citing a local municipal councillor, Mousumi Das. The person with burn injuries has been shifted to hospital for treatment, she said.
"A boy who works at the cafe at Jodhpur Park sustained burn injuries after an explosion, which blew off the shutter and broke the windows. We initially thought it might have been caused by an LPG cylinder blast," said Mousumi Das.
Local media reported that the area was jolted by a loud noise around 11 am on Wednesday. Evidence of the disturbance was visible in the scattered items around the shop. Following the explosion, the cafe caught fire. The police and fire department responded promptly upon receiving the information. Firefighters began extinguishing the fire immediately and entered the cafe once the blaze was under control.
Anandabazar Patrika reported that the cafe had just opened for the day, so there were no customers present.
The cause of the explosion is still unclear and would be determined after a thorough investigation. Local residents speculate that it may not have been caused by a cylinder burst.
According to one resident, "It seems that gas may have leaked from the cylinder during the night. As the cafe remained closed, the gas accumulated. When the doors were opened in the morning, something might have ignited the gas."
However, the definitive cause will be established after the investigation, according to police sources.