The explosion took place at approximately 12 pm on Thursday (April 25) in a scrapyard situated near the Khajri Khiriya bypass, falling under the Adhartal police station’s jurisdiction in Jabalpur district. Upon receiving the report, police and fire tenders promptly arrived at the scene and extinguished the fire.
In a related development, the district administration took action on Friday by demolishing the illegal structures belonging to the owner of the scrapyard, which were located in the city’s Anand Nagar area.
Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP) Sonakshi Saxena told ANI, “A team of NSG has arrived here to investigate the blast incident, which happened here on April 25. They are checking with their expertise about what and how the incident occurred. The police team is also working in coordination with the NSG team and action will be taken in the matter according to the facts and findings in the probe.”
So far two people have been found dead in the incident and an FIR was registered against the person concerned (owner of the scrapyard, Shamim Rza). Further investigation into the matter is underway, the officer added.
Earlier on Friday (April 26), ASP Sonali Dubey told reporters, “Police are investigating the blast that happened on April 25 in Jabalpur. On April 26, the encroachment was removed in relation to the blast in the city and the revenue department will be able to tell you more about that…This is a big investigation. We really need to look into why this event happened and be able to control such incidents in the future.”
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