Shocking blasts at Hyderabad construction site: Stones fly, five injured in chaos
A real estate firm detonated explosives at a construction site near Neopolis, causing stones and debris to fly, hitting people and nearby vehicles. Reports indicate that at least ten blasts were triggered without prior warning to the locals or any preventive measures taken by the construction company. The blasts caused panic among residents, who, hearing the loud explosions and seeing stones fall from above, quickly sought safety.
Hyderabad: Atleast five persons were injured in construction site at Kokapet, Narsingi when huge stones fell on them during blasting of rocks on Friday.
A real estate firm had set off detonators at a construction site near Neopolis. The blasts sent stones and construction debris flying, striking people and nearby vehicles.
It is learnt that a series of not less than ten blasts were carried out suddenly without any prior intimation to the locals or taking any preventive measures by the construction company. Panic gripped locals who heard the blast sounds and stones falling from above immediately rushed to safety.
Initially, they suspected that the blasting was part of a movie shoot, but later confirmed it was a blast being taken up by a construction company.
Some of the Ayyappa Swamy devotees and construction workers at nearby labour camps were injured when huge stones from the rocks fell on them.
Based on a complaint, the Narsingi police have booked a case under sections 125 and 91B of the Explosives Act and took up investigation.
