4 hurt in garbage dumpblast in Farrukhabad

Kanpur: A driver and three civic workers suffered injuries in an explosion in a garbage dump in Farrukhabad district on Friday.
The blast is suspected to be caused by firecrackers or a crude bomb.
Civic workers Nitin, Vikas and Suraj were loading garbage near Nala Macchrata locality in a tractor-trolley. The spade of one of them hit an object following which a powerful explosion took place, injuring them and a tractor-trolley driver Amir.
Police suspect that either a firecracker or a crude bomb dumped in the garbage, exploded.
Circle Officer City Nitesh Singh said, “Initial reports suggested that firecrackers caused the blast. They might have exploded after being hit by a spade. We are investigating.”
The three contractual Nagar Palika employees had gone to collect garbage from Macchrata locality at around 8.15 am when the incident took place. Doctors at a nearby hospital, where the four were treated, said they had injuries, but are out of danger, CO said further.
Residents and shopkeepers initially thought that it was a sound of tyre burst.
“I was sitting at my shop when I heard a loud powerful explosion. I thought a tyre of the tractor-trolley in which civic employees were loading garbage had a flat tyre. When I came out, I saw a lot of dust and then rushed to the garbage dump,” said Avinash, who has a shop that is a few metres from the blast site.