Four fishermen suffered critical injuries after an explosion on the banks of Chilika lake in Bhagabata Sahi under the Brahmagiri police station of Puri district on Friday.
As per reports, the blast took place all of a sudden during construction work of boats.
The injured were identified as Abinash Behera, Abhiram Behera, Narsingha Behera and Babul Behera, all residents of Arakhakuda under Brahmagiri area. All of them were initially admitted to Rebana Community Health Centre but later they were shifted to the District Headquarters Hospital here after their condition deteriorated.
While the reason behind the blast is yet to be ascertained, it is being suspected some boxes containing chemicals for fibre coating could be the reason behind the blast.
According to sources, the intensity of the blast was so high that the sound could be heard by locals residing in the nearby villages of Chilika.