At Least 89 Killed in Gas Cylinder Explosion in India

A cooking gas cylinder exploded Saturday in a crowded restaurant in central India, killing at least 89 people and injuring many others. Police said that the death toll had risen throughout the day as rescue workers continued to extricate bodies from under the rubble. About 100 people were injured in the blast, 20 of them seriously, and were transported to hospitals for treatment, a police inspector said. The inspector also said that detonators were stored illegally in a room...

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