A 43-year-old scrap dealer was critically injured on Sunday morning when an explosion tore through his shop in Church Colony, Ramanthapur, in the Indian city of Hyderabad, The Hindu reports.
The blast happened at about 11.12am local time while metal was being cut on the premises, and a fire followed. Two fire engines were sent and crews brought the flames under control. The dealer, named as Parashuram, was taken to Gandhi Hospital, where doctors found burns covering around half of his body. His condition was described as critical.
Police said the cause of the explosion was not yet known. Senior officers and a bomb disposal squad attended the scene to investigate what had triggered the blast.
Source: The Hindu
