Overview

• Police identified three victims as homeowner Ram Kumar Kasodhan and his children Luv, 7, and Ishi, 10, with two other bodies burned beyond recognition.
• Rescue crews deployed excavators to clear debris and evacuated nearby homes while specialist bomb-disposal and forensic units worked the site.
• Senior officials, including SSP Gaurav Grover and District Magistrate Nikhil Tikaram Funde, oversaw operations as evidence collection continued.
• Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath instructed officials to expedite rescue and relief and offered condolences to the families of the deceased.
• Authorities have not declared a definitive cause, and investigators say early recovery of a gas cylinder and pressure cooker is being probed; a separate report of a subsequent blast and an injury during debris removal had not been officially confirmed.