Kolkata: Blast near school injures 64-year-old ragpicker; investigation underway – Times Now

Kolkata News
Kolkata: A “blast” occurred on Thursday morning in the Basudevpur neighbourhood of Sarsuna, as a 64-year-old ragpicker was cleaning up some abandoned bottles heaped outside of a flat.
The victim, Soidul Islam, is being treated at the SSKM Hospital. He is a resident of Usthi in South 24 Parganas, TOI reported.

The police are investigating the explosion’s cause along with explosives experts. The incident spread some concern in the densely populated region because it was reported just a few metres from a nearby school.

Locals in the neighbourhood claimed that there have never been any political squabbles or incidents of this nature in the area before and they wondered if the chemicals were being used to make fireworks for the World Cup football tournament.

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