Investigators believe the explosion occurred while explosive materials were being handled on the rooftop. Gunpowder was recovered from the site, strengthening suspicions that crude bombs were being assembled there.
A CCTV footage of the powerful explosion that rocked the Sundarpada area of Odisha’s capital on January 27 has surfaced, revealing the scale and intensity of the blast that left four persons critically injured. Two of them later died during treatment. The footage shows a sudden burst of flames erupting from behind water tanks installed on the rooftop of a residential building, followed by thick plumes of smoke billowing into the sky.
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