New Delhi - Authorities
launched a manhunt Sunday for a mining contractor blamed in an
explosion in central India that killed at least 89 people and inured
dozens more.
Rajendra Kaswa is accused of storing explosives in a building that also contained residences.
"Our
teams have fanned out across various parts to capture him," said Seema
Alawa, a police official for Jhabua District in the state of Madhya
Pradesh. Police have sealed off Kaswa's warehouses.
India
has laws prohibiting commercial use of residential buildings, but
they're rarely enforced. Buildings regularly house both.
Kaswa
was storing licensed mining explosives, police said. A fire may have
triggered the blast, but an inquiry has been ordered to determine the
exact cause, Pandey said.
Some
of the dead included customers at an adjacent restaurant. The impact of
the blast was also felt across the road, where a few other houses also
suffered damage, police said.
About 100 people were injured, said Arun Sharma, Jhabua's chief medical officer.
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