Four Killed In Blast At Scrap Dealership In Sopore
Four people were killed on Monday in a blast at a scrap dealership in Jammu and Kashmir’s Sopore. The blast took place when they were unloading scrap from a truck that had come from Ladakh. While three people died on the spot, one died while being taken to hospital.
According to the police, the blast occurred on a scrap dealer’s premises. The deceased also includes the scrap dealer. The police suspect that he may have bought some army scrap from Ladakh.
The blast occurred inside a scrap dealer’s shop at Sher Colony in Sopore town of Baramulla district. The Police officials said some people were unloading scrap from a truck when the blast occurred.
Out of four deceased, two persons died on the spot while two others succumbed to injuries later, the officials said. The deceased have been identified as Nazir Ahmad Nadroo (40), Aazim Ashraf Mir (20), Aadil Rashid Bhat (23) and Mohammad Azhar (25). All of them were residents of the Sher Colony. The exact nature and cause of the explosion was not immediately known. The officials added that a team of forensic experts has been rushed to the site.
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