A massive explosion occurred in the congested Mishri Bazaar near a mosque in Kanpur. The police have ruled out terror angle in the incident and said the explosion took place owing to illegal firecracker storage (PICS/PTI)
Updated On: 2025-10-09 06:38 PM IST
Compiled by : Tarun Verma
Police personnel and forensic experts investigate the area where explosion took place in Kanpur on Wednesday
Crime Branch and ATS personnel investigate the spot following an explosion in Mishri Bazar area, in Kanpur, on Uttar Pradesh, Thursday
"No evidence of any terrorist organisation or extremist involvement has been found. This was an accident caused by illegal firecracker storage," Commissioner of Police (Kanpur) Raghubir Lal said
Kanpur Police review CCTV footage on Wednesday at the site of explosion. They claimed that the blast was triggered by a cardboard box kept outside a toy shop, not by any vehicle
Family members of the injured rush to the hospital after learning about the explosion
Dotors treat an injured person in a hospital after the explosion
One of the injured persons in the hospital
