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14 injured in air compressor blast in Delhi

At least 14 people, including three children, were injured when an air compressor accidentally exploded in a cycle shop here Saturday.

Published on: Mar 25, 2006, 18:07:00 IST
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At least 14 people, including three children, were injured when an air compressor accidentally exploded in a cycle shop here Saturday, police said.

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According to police, the explosion took place at around 10 am in Shakarpur in east Delhi.

"Fourteen people, including the shop owner and customers, were injured when the compressor went off accidentally," said police official Mahipal Singh.

"The injured have been admitted to the Lal Bahadur Shastri and Lok Nayak Jayarakash Narayan hospitals. Though the condition of the injured is not very serious, they are under constant supervision of doctors," Singh said.

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