Three persons were injured after a stove exploded at an eatery stall in front of the BDA office under MP Nagar police station area on Monday.
According to the police, at around 10 am a gas stove exploded at the roadside eatery shop and three person sustained injuries in the incident. Acting swiftly, the locals rushed to their rescue and the victims were taken to a nearby hospital. later, one of the victims who sustained severe burns was shifted to Narmada hospital and is undergoing treatment at burns ward of the hospital.
Police were informed and on the receipt a police team reached the spot and started investigation.
In the investigation when the owner of the food stall Ramsingh Thakur was questioned, he told that in the morning when his employee was trying to light the stove it suddenly exploded.
Two youth who work at the shop escaped with minor injuries while a 24-year-old youth Vijay Ahirwar sustained burn injuries in his face and hands. The three were rushed to Hamidia hospital where the condition of Vijay further deteriorated and he was referred to Narmada hospital.
At the time of the explosion, the number of customers was low due to which the number of affected people remained low. During the day time the food stall remains crowded and if the incident would have occurred in the afternoon more people might been affected.
Police have not registered any case against the owner of the food stall after he agreed to bear all medical expenses of the injured victims. Till the filing of the report the condition of the victims remained critical.