Death toll in Jhabua blast touches 100, could go up

It was a massive explosion in Jhabua, Madhya Pradesh, that ripped apart a three-storied house and killed at least 100 with another 150 injured- some of them seriously. The death toll could go up. Many of those killed were daily-wagers who had gathered for breakfast.
This has been reported in timesofindia.indiatimes.com dated 13 September 2015.

It was a residence-cum-commercial complex and there was a busy eatery along the state highway. There were at least 60 people inside Sethia restaurant and around 100 others inside the building and an adjoining flour mill when the blast occurred. The owner of the building, along with four of his family members, died in the blast.
Moreover, vehicles that had been parked nearby were charred to skeletal remains.
Gelatin sticks and other chemicals were illegally stored in the building by a local contractor of Petlawad. He had, apparently, hired the place to run an agriculture product business five years ago.
The gelatin sticks are used to drill holes in rocky terrain and these do not explode on their own but, must have a detonator. Most probably, an LPG cylinder blast, triggered by a short circuit, could have resulted in the explosion. (Image courtesy wikimediacommons.org)

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