Overview
- Rescue officials confirmed 20 bodies recovered and seven people injured, with several children among the dead from adjacent houses.
- The pre-dawn blast flattened a glue and chemical facility in Malikpur and caused nearby homes to collapse, setting off fires.
- Rescue 1122 led a roughly 10-hour operation using heavy machinery and 31 vehicles under the district emergency officer’s supervision.
- Police registered an FIR alleging the factory stockpiled highly inflammable chemicals next to a populated area, and the manager was taken into custody.
- A five-member inquiry committee has been constituted to investigate the cause and regulatory lapses, with debris removal and cooling now underway.