Uttar Pradesh: At least 12 people died on Monday after a two-storey building collapsed following a cylinder blast in Mohammadabad, Mau in Uttar Pradesh.
The District Magistrate (DM) Mau, Gyan Prakash Tripathi, who was present at the spot where the incident took place said that 12 bodies had reached the mortuary and six injured had been admitted to a hospital. He also said that the debris is being removed by an NDRF team.
People in the area said that they heard a loud explosion and flames erupted from the building soon after. A rescue operation is on at the site of the collapsed house to check if people are trapped in the debris. Ambulances and a huge crowd gathered at the site.
UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has taken cognizance of blast in a house in Walidpur in Mau, where 12 persons have died. He has expressed his deepest condolences to the family of the deceased and directed that DM and SP and all officers to immediately provide all possible relief and medical help to the injured persons,” he said.
Adityanath had asked the district administration officials to make proper arrangements for the treatment of the injured and provide all possible help and relief to the victims of this accident.
