Mandi: A major accident took place in the Mandi district of Himachal Pradesh. An explosion took place in a dhaba (eatery) in Chak Ka Gohar of Nerchowk city, after which there was chaos in the surrounding area. It is being told that the gas cylinder kept in the dhaba suddenly caught fire and it exploded. During this, 7 people got badly burnt, whose treatment is going on in the medical college.
According to the information, 3 workers Mahendra, Santosh, and Keshav working there at the Dhaba along with 4 other people Amar Chand, Girdhari Lal, Praveen Kumar, and Tej Singh who came to eat in the dhaba, got badly burnt due to the cylinder explosion.
As soon as the information was received, the local administration along with the Vyapar Mandal President Amritpal Singh reached the spot along with the local Patwari, where they assessed the damage caused to the Dhaba and assured Dhaba operator Rakesh Kumar of all possible help from the administration.
Investigation officer Anil Katoch said that there was a massive explosion in the Dhaba, in which many people were injured. The injured are being treated right now at the hospital. The fire was brought under control by the efforts of local people.