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Explosion At A Jammu Petrol Pump Following A Power Board Short Circuit

The official said that an explosion occurred on Monday at a petrol pump in the Narwal region due to a short circuit in its subterranean power board.

According to officials, no one was injured in the incident.

The official said, “The short circuit occurred at about 10:50 am and damaged a piece of the floor of the fuel station as well as a neighbouring facility containing the front office of a bank”.

They further said, “It is suspected that the short circuit happened after rainwater leaked into the underground power board”.

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They went on to say, “The blast, which took place around 10:50 am, damaged a portion of the floor of the petrol pump and a nearby structure housing the front office of a bank”.

“According to preliminary investigation, the explosion was caused by a short circuit”, said Zaheer Abbas Jafri, Sub Divisional Police Officer, Jammu East.

Ruling out any foul play, an official continued, “The owner of the petrol pump told us that the blast was caused by a short circuit. We have also seen that electric wiring has been damaged”.

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According to Sub Divisional Police Officer Jafri, experts have been asked to assess the scene.

Employees at the petrol pump stated that there were no customers at the time of the occurrence.

(With input from PTI)

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Spriha Rai

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