An employee was killed and two others sustained serious injuries when a coffee vending machine exploded at Manohar restaurant at Hamidia hospital under Hanumanganj police station area on Sunday.
Customers enjoying meals were shocked and stampede occurred soon after the coffee vending machine exploded at the restaurant. More than 100 people at the time of the incident.
According to the police, Prakash Silah (20) was injured severely and was rushed to a nearby hospital where he was declared dead while the other two injured Dil Bahadur Thapa (65) and Netra Bahadur Thapa (40) sustained severe injuries have been admitted in Suditi hospital near lal Ghatti area.
The deceased is a resident of Shankracharya Nagar and hailed from Siddhartha Nagar of UP. The injured are residents of Nav Bahar colony. The condition of the two injured is reportedly critical and have been shifted to the ICU of the hospital told the doctors. The police have registered a case under section 174 of the CrPC and have started further investigation.
Police said that it would be investigated that the did the accident occur due to the negligence on the part of the owner of the restaurant but the primary objective of the investigation would be to find the reason due to which machine exploded. The incident took place at around 1.30 pm which was the peak time for the customers seeking lunch.