4 dead, 7 injured as house with ‘firecrackers’ explodes in central India

By Ahmad Adil

NEW DELHI (AA) – At least four people were killed and seven others injured after an explosion took place in a house in India's Madhya Pradesh state, local police said on Thursday.

Rajesh Chawla, a top police officer in the state, confirmed an explosion took place in a residential house in Morena city on Thursday.

An investigation is going on to determine the nature of the blast, he told Anadolu Agency.

About reports that the building housed a firecracker warehouse, he said forensics teams have been called in to find the cause of the blast.

Local broadcaster NDTV, however, reported that the explosion occurred "at a house where firecrackers were stored in a godown" ahead of the Hindu festival of Diwali.

The house collapsed after the blast, an official said, adding that a child buried under the debris was rescued.