Overview
- An explosion struck the ANL courier parcel point inside the APSRTC complex in Parvatipuram on October 19 during unloading from a bus that arrived from Vizianagaram.
- One critically injured porter died at a Visakhapatnam hospital and five others were being treated after the blast.
- Preliminary findings indicate firecrackers packed in a parcel triggered the explosion, despite a ban on transporting such items on APSRTC buses.
- State ministers K. Atchenaidu and V. Anitha expressed condolences, directed officials to ensure the best medical care, and ordered an inquiry.
- Parvatipuram MLA Bonela Vijaya Chandra visited the injured, criticized the parcel operator for accepting crackers, and urged a police investigation that remains underway.